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Audit of Blackwell office requested
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| Last Edited | Servo Feb 07, 2007 03:30pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, February 6, 2007 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The shredding of documents before J. Kenneth Blackwell left office as secretary of state is one reason his successor wants a complete audit of the office.
The new secretary of state, Jennifer L. Brunner, hand-delivered a letter yesterday to Auditor Mary Taylor seeking a top-tobottom review of the office’s finances and operations.
Brunner cites five major concerns that prompted her request, including the revelation that a member of her transition team witnessed "many shredding machines in operation" while Blackwell was in office — and those machines are no longer in the office.
"We hope that this does not affect your ability to perform the complete and thorough audit that we request," Brunner wrote.
She also cites more than $80,000 in bonuses Blackwell paid to departing employees, a depleted budget and 50,000 unsent letters to businesses canceling their corporate charters, with a suspicion that Blackwell destroyed or removed the envelopes. |
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