The U.S. Department of Commerce inspector general has started an investigation into West Virginia's use of $126.3 million in federal stimulus funds to expand high-speed Internet. The Office of Inspector General plans to determine whether the state spent the broadband stimulus funds "properly and efficiently and whether West Virginia's application for the stimulus funds included material misrepresentations. U.S. Representatives Greg Walden of Oregon and John Shimkus of Illinois requested the review.
