Here is one exame of NOAA being corrupt: U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., held a press conference calling on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to sell off the things it bought without authorization and prepare to return that money to fishermen who were unjustly prosecuted. Those items include hundreds of cars and a $300,000 boat. Fifteen NOAA staffers also used the forfeiture fund to travel to Norway for a conference,