D.C. finance office paid auditor despite objections

The private auditing firm that gave the D.C. finance office a sparkling review in January has been granted thousands of extra dollars — over the objections of a top finance official in the city’s stricken public schools, a top school source said.

BDO Seidman LLC was paid to complete the city’s comprehensive audit. It has since billed the city’s schools for $180,000 in extra work, but schools comptroller Abinet Belachew refused to release the money, the source said.