Audit on D.C. agency connected to Thomas stalled for months

An audit of the D.C. organization that former Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. used to funnel city funds to himself was requested nearly seven months ago yet still has not been started.

D.C. Council members and the city learned Friday, after Thomas pleaded guilty to theft and tax fraud, that federal prosecutors were continuing to target the Children and Youth Investment Trust Corp. for further investigation. In a meeting later that day, Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser said she had requested an audit of the trust in July 2011 and had just reiterated her request in a letter to D.C. auditor Yolanda Branche.