MILWAUKEE – A state purchasing official testified at her fraud trial today that she contacted as many companies as she possibly could to give them a chance to win contracts to book travel by state employees.Georgia Thompson, Department of Administration purchasing supervisor, was the first witness called to testify today as her defense began trying to rebut prosecutors’ contention that she favored Adelman Travel Group for a contract because of pressure from her bosses and the company’s ties to Gov. Jim Doyle.
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