Paul W. forwards this interesting story from The Smoking Gun, which indicates Fox broadcasters Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Tim McCarver had some interesting transportation help at some high-profile events they covered. At least “escort” doesn’t mean anything really untoward. But still, here we go:

A federal government lawyer who moonlighted as a statistician for Fox Sports improperly arranged for United States Marshals Service (USMS) deputies to drive broadcasters Troy Aikman and Joe Buck to the 2008 Super Bowl and lead motorcades for Buck and Tim McCarver during the 2007 World Series, according to a blistering report by the Department of Justice’s inspector general. Lawyer Joseph Band, who works in the USMS’s Office of General Counsel, violated government ethics rules by arranging the transportation by armed federal marshals, according to the January 9 IG report. … In October 2007, Band improperly arranged for USMS escorts from Fenway Park for McCarver and Buck after Games 1 and 2 of the World Series. In January 2008, Band set up a USMS escort to the Tampa airport for Aikman and Buck after the sportscasters called an NFL playoff game. And, on the morning of the 2008 Super Bowl in Arizona, the attorney also arranged for a USMS deputy to pick up Aikman and Buck at their hotel and drive the pair to University of Phoenix Stadium. After the game, a deputy drove Aikman to his hotel and escorted Buck to the airport.

What a disgusting act. Read the full seven-page report right here.

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