Two Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development officials in Yellowknife were fired last year after racking up big personal expenses on their corporate credit cards.

Together, they spent more than $45,000 before being caught by a random audit.

One official — reportedly a manager in the Indian and Inuit Services branch — used her credit card for personal expenses for two years before anyone noticed. A random audit during the summer of 2010 turned up the fraud.

The manager used the card to pay for a trip to Las Vegas, an online game and personal cable and phone bills.

According to the department, the other official went on an $8,000 spending spree over 10 months.

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