Independent auditors commissioned by the D.C. Council have told lawmakers that $43 million was stolen from city coffers in the tax office scam, which officials have called the largest corruption case in D.C. history.

Lawyers and accountants from the law firm of Wilmer, Hale and the accounting giant Price WaterHouse Cooper briefed city and law enforcement officials privately earlier this week, The Examiner has learned.

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