MO Lawyers Blog

Audit finds prosecution office made improper payment 

A state audit released today says a state office meant to assist prosecutors made an improper payment to a former employee. The Missouri Office of Prosecution Services paid $13,401 to a former executive director in 2006 to settle legal claims after she resigned, the audit states. The director who left isn’t identified. The audit says legal [...]

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Auditor can’t review retirement systems 

A Cole County judge says the Missouri State Auditor has no authority to look at the books of state employees’ retirement systems. Auditor Susan Montee had sought to do financial and performance audits of the Local Government Employees’ Retirement System, or LAGERS, and the Prosecuting Attorneys’ and Circuit Attorneys’ Retirement System, or PACARS. Judge Richard Callahan said [...]

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Audit finds St. Louis police ‘inappropriately’ used funds 

An audit report issued today on the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners indicates that there was mismanagement of police department funds. The audit report issued by State Auditor Susan Montee examined the operations of the Board of Police Commissioners for the fiscal year of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. The board controls the [...]

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AG’s office cleans up cell phone use 

Two and a half years ago, the state auditor identified problems with the attorney general’s office cell phone records. In a follow-up report released today, the auditor said most of the problems have been fixed. The last full audit of the AG’s office looked at fiscal years 2004, 2005 and 2006. Among its findings was the [...]

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