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Feds Want $1.3 million Returned For Misspent FundsThe state will pay $800,000, according to the agreement brokered by Attorney General Tom Miller. The remainder of the bill will be paid by CIETC and the agency's member governments, including the city of Des Moines and the counties of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story and Warren."Both sides had arguments," said Bob Brammer, a spokesman for Miller. "One argument was that CIETC had direct authority over the money. But CIETC also had an argument that the state had oversight."Neither side wanted to pay the $1.3 million, an amount federal officials say was misspent on lavish salaries for CIETC executives.Read Article... CIETC Iowa Gove... Enlace permanente.