The Office of Missouri State Auditor Press Releases

New report released by Auditor Fitzpatrick finds the City of Chula has accrued nearly $1.2 million in state fines and is lacking ...

11/25/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report from State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick finds the City of Chula has racked up nearly $1.2 million in fines from the state, and city officials need to make significant improvements to the basic operations of their …

Auditor Fitzpatrick begins regularly scheduled audit of Clinton County

11/18/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that his office has started a performance audit of Clinton County. The audit is part of the regular schedule of county audits conducted by the State Auditor's Office and …

Missouri moves forward with St. Louis Development Corporation audit

Audit finds $224,000 in misappropriated or missing funds from former Randolph County Sheriff

Former Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson was responsible for nearly $224,000 in county funds that were misused or inappropriately spent, according to a report from the Missouri State Auditor's Office. A news release from State Auditor Scott …

New report from Auditor Fitzpatrick finds Missouri has an overburdened system for refunding sales tax overpayments

10/31/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. According to a new report released today by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, a change in Missouri law meant to ensure taxpayers have an increased opportunity to recover sales and use tax overpayments has instead resulted in …

Follow-up report from Auditor Fitzpatrick documents how the Dunklin County Sewer District is continuing to recover from the ...

10/20/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick recently checked back in with the Dunklin County Sewer District to see how the district is recovering from the potentially criminal actions of a husband and wife duo who ran the …

Auditor Fitzpatrick finds the City of Holland is making some progress in recovering from the actions of the former Acting Mayor ...

10/14/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A 2023 report issued by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick helped uncover more than $66,000 in taxpayer funds missing from the City of Holland, and a follow-up report issued today finds the city is making some progress in its …

Auditor Fitzpatrick announces audit of Shannon County

State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that a performance audit of Shannon County will begin this month. The audit is part of the regular schedule of county audits conducted by the State Auditor's Office, but was prioritized to begin this …

Auditor Fitzpatrick says Joplin officials need to improve the city's level of transparency and its budgeting process

10/09/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new audit report released today by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick details how the City of Joplin misused a process to approve city ordinances that limited opportunities for input from the public. The report, which gives …

Auditor Fitzpatrick begins audit of SLDC after investigation finds allegations of improper activity to be credible

09/30/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. An investigation of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) conducted by the office of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has uncovered possible improper governmental activity that has prompted an audit of the …

New report from Auditor Fitzpatrick identifies an increased risk for fraud in the City of Louisiana because of poor oversight of ...

09/18/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A report released today by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick finds officials in the City of Louisiana need to cut down the risk for fraud by increasing oversight of adjustments made to city's water bills and need …

Auditor Fitzpatrick uncovers more than $224,000 in misappropriated and missing funds in the Randolph County Sheriff's Office

09/09/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report from State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick finds the former Randolph County Sheriff, who was barred from accessing county funds by a restraining order while still in office, is responsible for at least $222,605 in …

New report from Auditor Fitzpatrick finds lack of planning has created an uncertain future for the Dome at America's Center

08/27/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report released today by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick paints a bleak picture for the future of the Dome at America's Center because of inadequate funding to meet the future maintenance obligations of …

Hickman Mills School District dealing with state audit, uncertain budget

The Hickman Mills School District is now launching its own internal investigation into potential misuse of taxpayer funds as Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said his initial findings should make taxpayers “really upset.”In two weeks as the interim …

Auditor Fitzpatrick says investigation of the Hickman Mills School District has prompted a full audit

08/21/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that his investigation of the Hickman Mills School District has uncovered potential improper governmental activity that warrants a performance audit of the district. …

Audit finds Independence Schools ‘well-managed’ despite major mishandling of 4-day week discussion

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Despite a major mishandling of discussions regarding a possible 4-day work week within the Independence School District, the State Auditor has deemed it to be well-managed. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced on …

Auditor Fitzpatrick releases new report showing the Independence School District is well managed

08/18/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that his thorough review of the Independence School District has found the district to be well managed with only minor issues that need to be addressed. Fitzpatrick…

Auditor Fitzpatrick gives the St. Louis Public Schools a "poor" rating in new audit report that scrutinizes the district's ...

08/05/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. An audit that began as a review of the issues that emerged under the leadership of former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett has confirmed many of the alleged problems dealing with misuse of credit …

Auditor Fitzpatrick announces the start of a petition audit of the City of Willard

07/29/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. At the request of concerned residents of the City of Willard, Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has started an audit of the municipality located in Southwest Missouri. The audit was initiated by residents, who …

Auditor Fitzpatrick releases closeout report for the Hanley Road Corridor Transportation Development District

07/21/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.  State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today issued the closeout audit of the Hanley Road Corridor Transportation Development District (TDD), located in St. Louis County with areas in portions of the cities of Brentwood and …