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June 26, 2022

Audit

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Spring Lake finance director indicted on embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft charges

June 22, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A former Spring Lake finance director was indicted earlier this month on charges of embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft related to the misappropriation of over a half-million dollars from the town.  According […]

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Audit of Spring Lake finds more than $430K in taxpayer funds used for personal purposes

March 24, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The office of the N.C. State Auditor has published a report showing more than $430,000 in taxpayer funds were spent for personal use in the town of Spring Lake.  Spring Lake is a […]

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East Laurinburg audit finds thousands in questionable spending

October 28, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Auditor’s Office has found that the former Finance Officer for the Town of East Laurinburg used town funds for “personal and questionable expenses.” State Auditor Beth Wood’s office found […]

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State audit: NC Dept of Transportation still risks exceeding spending plan

September 22, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A new audit conducted by the N.C. Office of the State Auditor says that the state’s department of transportation is still at risk for exceeding its proposed spending plan. The audit’s findings said […]

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Arizona election audit enters new phase as ballot count ends

June 30, 2021 The Associated Press

PHOENIX – Technology consultants hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to probe the 2020 election have finished counting and photographing nearly 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County. A final report of the findings is still weeks […]

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Audit finds almost $46k in ‘unallowed’ expenses by former Nash County superintendent

June 24, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — According to a recent publication by the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office, a former Nash County superintendent racked up $45,690 in unallowed and questionable expenses. The former superintendent in question is Dr. Shelton […]

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Legislative committee looks at more oversight, internal auditing for NC Dept. of Transportation

August 19, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) may see changes to the way it conducts internal spending audits and other oversight measures in the future. The legislature’s Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee […]

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Audit of NCDOT shows agency overspent by $742 million

May 13, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A recently published audit of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s finances shows the department exceeded its projected cash spending plan for state fiscal year 2019. The department had projected $5.94 billion but ended […]

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State Board of Education approves emergency leave, discusses reading assessments and audit

May 6, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The state’s reading assessment tool, the Governor’s School and relief funding related to COVID-19 were just some of the items discussed at an emergency meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education […]

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State budget office approves waiver for State Fair expenses after audit

October 2, 2019 North State Journal Staff & Wire Reports

RALEIGH — A recent state audit alleged that officials from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services incurred expenses for travel and lodging expenses that exceeded what was allowed under state budget rules. The […]

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