The stimulus package distributed millions of dollars to 15 Maryland congressional districts that do not exist, according to recovery.gov. The state has only 8 districts and it is unknown where these districts are located. What is known in the cost of the stimulus programs in each one and the resulting jobs.
00 congressional district 2 $3,902,214
33rd congressional district 0 $2,461,018
34th congressional district 1 $1,007,530
38th congressional district 16 $788,860
16th congressional district 2 $645,190
11th congressional district 0 $600,368
10th congressional district 0 $489,519
22nd congressional district 0 $400,002
37th congressional district 3 $394,932
40th congressional district 12 $374,362
66th congressional district 0 $267,644
75th congressional district 0 $150,800
17th congressional district 0 $27,148
41st congressional district 0.8 $25,000
9th congressional district 0 $3,200
A Watchdog study revealed 440 non-existent congressional districts within the stimulus tracking web site, recovery.org. The full report can be found here and below:
Recovery’s Phantom Districts –
[...] Maryland: [...]