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Audit Response
Audit Response
Audit Response
State Auditor Suzanne Bump's office released an audit on Tuesday which found the Schooner Ernestina Commission didn't submit its required business and spending plan on time.
Ernestina Audit
Ernestina Audit
Ernestina Audit
An audit of the commission that oversees the operation of the Schooner Ernestina has found several problems. The routine audit by State Auditor Suzanne Bump's Office found that the Schooner Ernestina Commission under the Department of Conservation and Recreation failed to keep adequate documentation of a credit of as much as $50,000 from a contractor...
Commuter Rail Audit
Commuter Rail Audit
Commuter Rail Audit
An independent audit shows that the company contracted to run the MBTA's commuter rail service ended last year with a net loss of almost $10 million and expects to lose even more in 2015.
Audit Reveals No Major Issues
Audit Reveals No Major Issues
Audit Reveals No Major Issues
State Auditor Suzanne Bump says the operations of the New Bedford Housing Authority are satisfactory, with no serious problems detected during a recent audit.... There were some deficiencies however. The Auditor says there were incomplete inventories of the Authority's furniture and equipment, and some fringe benefits for the Executive Director had not been treated as taxable compensation... Read
City Hall Employees Fired
A month-long investigation leads to the termination of two employees in New Bedford's Auditor's Office. The Mayor's Office says Acting City Auditor Lynn Gaspar and a second unidentified employee were fired Friday for improperly coding payroll withholdings which would have allowed them to receive larger weekly "take-home" pay than normal...
Questionable Welfare Payments
Questionable Welfare Payments
Questionable Welfare Payments
An audit of the state's welfare agency has identified millions of dollars in questionable payments to people who were dead or otherwise ineligible for benefits, along with missed opportunities to detect potential fraud.