D.C. auditor says more fraud possible in city grants

Published January 23, 2012 5:00am ET



A District auditor has warned that more fraud could lie ahead if the D.C. Council does not immediately take steps to enforce better oversight by the city organization that former Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. used to embezzle more than $300,000.

In a letter to Council Chairman Kwame Brown, City Auditor Yolanda Branche said a lack of sufficient internal controls “enabled the embezzlement” of District funds.

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