Audit Finds Former Oklahoma Town Clerk Used City Funds for Mortgage, Dog and Credit Cards

Congratulations to This Tiny 673-Person Town on Earning a Spot in Future Fraud Training Slides

Wow, we haven’t seen crazy unauthorized city spending like this since Rita Crundwell, except instead of horses it’s dogs and it’s like 1/30th of the spending because Washington, OK doesn’t have that Dixon, IL money. Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd, CPA released a forensic audit report for the Town of Washington yesterday and for a town with 673 people they sure spent a lot. Well, her report alleges that more than $1 million of the …

Audit finds former Oklahoma town clerk used city funds for mortgage, dog and credit cards

State auditors say Washington, Oklahoma, lost more than $1 million in fraudulent or unauthorized spending — and much of it was preventable.

Audit finds former Washington clerk spent thousands on personal debt, puppy

A state audit found Washington's former treasurer misappropriated $676,000, using public funds for personal debt, purchases and unauthorized payments.

Forensic audit finds over $1M misappropriated in Town of Washington finances

A forensic audit focused on the finances of a small Oklahoma town found more than $1 million in misapprorpriated fundson the Town of Washington has found thou

Audit: Prior Washington town clerk misspent $1 million

A forensic audit released Wednesday found that the former clerk and treasurer of Washington misappropriated or improperly spent more than $1 million between 2020 and 2024, roughly one-third of the small McClain County town’s total expenditures during that period. Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released the findings (embedded below) after the Washington Board […] The post Audit: Prior Washington town clerk misspent $1 million app…