Auditor Shad White says an audit shows widespread misspending at the MDOC.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 11:47 AM
Updated: Dec 18, 2020 11:51 AM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Mississippi State Auditor Shad White says an audit released Thursday shows widespread misspending at the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC).
“Actions by previous agency leadership and an absence of proper spending safeguards led to significant losses for taxpayers, according to the audit,” read a release from the Auditor’s Office.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White
According to the auditor, the current MDOC leadership requested the audit, and the audit revealed:
Vital accounting records had been burned or destroyed by previous agency leadership, which limited evidence of many agency purchases.
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