Among other statements in the article:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">"In one instance of the fraud cited by federal authorities, Cruz was said to have charged associates $209 for a round-trip flight that normally would have cost $2,225."</font>
It sounds to me like Cruz could have used some FT'ers as expert witnesses in his defense. I'm sure we could have knocked the $90,000 in airfare down to $20 or $30 grand.