There is a certain kind of sting that comes when you realize the government took more of your hard-earned money than they were supposed to. For property owners in Mississippi County, that sting is very real, as a state audit just uncovered $172 thousand in...
A state audit says more than $224,000 was misspent by the former sheriff of northern Missouri’s Randolph County. In a news release, state Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said his office found that former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson misappropriated or misspent...
The Missouri Auditor’s office has given its lowest rating possible – poor – to Kim Gardner’s administration of the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said at a press conference Tuesday that Gardner spent what amounted to 40 separate...
The American Federation of Teachers wants Missouri to audit the state’s current and closed charter schools. In a letter to State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, the teacher union said it is particularly interested in details about funding and items purchased after a...
After months of trying, the State Auditor’s Office has served a subpoena to former St. Louis prosecuting attorney Kim Gardner. The subpoena is in relation to an ongoing state audit of her administration that began under former State Auditor Nicole Galloway. Gardner...
