Almost as eye-opening was the largesse Aramony apparently bestowed on himself. He landed a $4.4 million pension, according to the report. (United Way’s board froze the benefits.) He incurred more than $100,000 in travel and other costs with “no documented business purpose. " He made at least 29 trips to Las Vegas between 1988 and 1991. An additional 49 journeys were to or through Gainesville, Fla., home of Aramony’s daughter and also of a woman with whom he had a relationship, according to the Post. The report skirted any discussion of criminal prosecution, though United Way lawyers said they expected an IRS investigation. Aramony denied “any suggestion of misappropriation, " and told ABC’s “Nightline " he plans to sue the charity he ran for 22 years for defamation of character.
