7/7/2011
No Documentation of Financial Transactions Leads to More than $350,000 in Findings for Recovery
Special Audit of the Legacy Academy for Leaders and the Arts Released
Carl Shye was treasurer of the Legacy Academy for Leaders and the Arts during the time period reviewed by a special audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. Virtually no documentation of more than 100 financial transactions at the school led to a total of $352,062 in findings for recovery.
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2/24/2011
Former Alger Fiscal Officer Charged with Theft in Office Former Employee Hit with $37,853 in Findings for Recovery
Former village fiscal officer Jackie Prine stole $37,081 of public money from the Village of Alger according to a special audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. Prine pled guilty this week in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court to collecting but not depositing utility payments over a five-year period.
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