Four out of five Hattiesburg City Council members wrote a letter to the state auditor's office on Thursday expressing concern about the fraudulent use of city-owned gasoline cards. At the December 17 city council meeting, the council was asked to approve two items on the claims docket that involve fraudulent use of city gas cards.
The bills in question are from Pine Belt Oil, which showed fuel charges of $313 on a card issued to one city pickup truck, and a charge for almost $10,000 to a card issued to a city-owned Dodge Caravan.
Discussion during Tuesday's council meeting showed that both vehicles are not functioning. Discussion also showed that the cards have been fraudulently used since at least July 2013, but it is very possible the cards had been used since January 2013, and that city personnel who knew of the fraudulent charges did not cancel the cards, nor did they notify the council. Rather, the charges were placed on claims dockets routinely for council approval.
A letter from the city council to the state auditor's office was requested, with the exception of councilwoman Deborah Delgado. In the letter, council members requested the state auditor for guidance and to investigate the matter. The city council members closed the letter to the state auditor in saying their intent is to institute an accountability that has been missing.... Rest of article, including video
One question to ask: How were those cards used on election day?
2 comments:
A comment from Delgado would've been nice.
Smelly...Jackson had the same problem under Melton and Johnson.
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