The results of a state audit reviewed by Arkansas lawmakers on Friday revealed a clerk at a public water authority in Columbia County was charged with a felony after more than $182,000 collected by the authority went unaccounted for during a nearly four-year period.
The results of a state audit reviewed by Arkansas lawmakers Friday revealed that a clerk at a public water authority in Columbia County was charged with a felony after more than $182,000 collected by the authority went unaccounted for during a nearly four-year period.
The Arkansas Legislative Audit found the Dorcheat Public Water Authority only deposited roughly $1.33 million of $1.51 million it received from 2019 to July 20, 2022, according to a report provided to lawmakers.