An audit uncovered more than $400k in misspent funds over the course of seven years by a CFI director.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (KWWL) -- A new report from Auditor Rob Sand's Office shows that more than $400,000 worth of improper and unsupported disbursements were found at the non-profit Children

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Audit report shows over $400,000 in improper disbursements at Children and Families of Iowa non-profit

(Des Moines) Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand has released a report detailing findings from a special investigation into the financial transactions of Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) spanning from April 1, 2015, to May 31, 2022. The investigation, requested by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), focused on concerns regarding the actions of former CFI WIOA Title I Program Director, Jodi Spargur-Tate. The audit identified a total of $436,179.92 in…

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Audit Uncovers Over $436K in Improper Spending at Children and Families of Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa -- On Thursday Auditor of State Rob Sand released a report alleging that a former program director at Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) embezzled over $400,000. According to the report, the investigation centered around financial transactions processed from April 2015 to May 2022 while Jodi Spargur-Tate was the CFI WIOA Title I Program Director. A worker discovered the questionable payments while Spargur-Tate was on a vacation…

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Former CFI employee allegedly embezzled over $400k, state auditor says

A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has found the head of a taxpayer funded program to help Iowans get training and land a job embezzled more than $430,000 over a seven year period. During a news conference at the tsatehouse, State Auditor Rob Sand said most of that money went to program director […]

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State Auditor's report finds director of Iowa job training initiative embezzled $430,000 - Radio Iowa

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand released a report Thursday identifying more than $400,000 in improper spending at Children & Families of Iowa (CFI) between 2015 and 2022

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Ex-Children & Families of Iowa staffer at the center of state audit report

Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand issued a report Thursday that says more than $400,000 in taxpayer money was improperly spent through a program run by Iowa Workforce Development.

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Auditor: More than $400K in public money misspent through state-run program

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand today (Thursday), released a report on a special investigation of the Children and Families of Iowa for the period of April 1, 2015 through May 31, 2022. The special investigation was requested by Iowa Workforce Development officials as a result of concerns regarding certain financial transactions processed by the former CFI WIOA Title I Program Director, Ms. Jodi Spargur-Tate. Sand reported th…

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Iowa Auditor of State issues a report on a Special Investigation into the former Director of Children and Families of Iowa

Auditor of State Rob Sand speaks at a press conference on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Auditor of State's Office)Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand issued a report Thursday that says more than $400,000 in taxpayer money was improperly spent through a program run by Iowa Workforce Development. At a press conference Thursday, Sand characterized the matter as a case of “embezzlement” that involves programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labo…

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Auditor: More than $400K in public money misspent through state-run program • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand issued a report Thursday that says more than $400,000 in taxpayer money was improperly spent through a program run by Iowa Workforce Development. At a press conference Thursday, Sand characterized the matter as a case of “embezzlement” that involves programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and administered [...]

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