Missing and uncatalogued firearms, misused credit cards, and a lack of accountability were just some of the highlights, or low-lights, of a state audit into a former Iron County sheriff. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick joins Marshall Griffin.
02/28/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri's Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) during calendar year 2024. The report shows law enforcement …
02/24/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has announced the start of a regularly-scheduled audit of Moniteau County, located in central Missouri. The audit officially began with an entrance meeting with county officials on …
02/19/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. While former Iron County Sheriff Jeffery Burkett has already resigned from office and been criminally prosecuted for unrelated conduct, a report released today by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick uncovers new details about …
02/18/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is honoring the request of residents of the City of Chula, located in Livingston County, to perform a thorough review of city operations. Fitzpatrick announced today that his office is …
A regularly scheduled audit by the office of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gave Benton County the lowest possible rating of "poor" and alleged that county officials disregarded and violated state law to overtax residents by approximately $200, …
ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) - Missouri’s top financial watchdog says he has launched investigations into two St. Louis city entities. He credits reporting by First Alert 4 Investigates for uncovering questionable grant disbursements and city contracts late …
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey speaks out against progressive prosecutors and their so-called 'criminal justice reforms' on "Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy." Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner failed "to make her …
01/22/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A regularly-scheduled audit conducted by the office of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives Benton County the lowest possible rating of "poor" and finds county officials intentionally disregarded and violated …
01/07/2025 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report released today by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick details how the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office experienced a dramatic downturn in effectiveness under the watch of former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner …
12/30/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has released his office's annual review of local property tax rates. The State Auditor's Office has reviewed rates each year since 1985 to determine whether they are …
12/18/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report released today by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives parents and taxpayers in the Francis Howell R-III School District the answers they deserve on how a new high school projected to cost $86 million …
12/09/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report released today by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gives officials in Bates County recommendations to improve several aspects of county government. The regularly-scheduled audit, which does not include …
VERNON COUNTY, Mo. — A state audit shows the Vernon County clerk misused taxpayer dollars and residents overpaid more than 100-thousand dollars in property taxes. Vernon County received a “poor” rating in the regularly scheduled audit. According to …
12/02/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The former Vernon County Clerk misused taxpayer dollars to buy himself a retirement gift, and to make other questionable purchases of items such as a heated vest according to a report released today by State Auditor Scott …
11/19/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced today that his office is reviewing one of Missouri's largest tax credit programs, which is touted as the state's top incentive tool for business expansion and retention. …
11/18/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick today issued the closeout audit of the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge Transportation Development District (TDD), located in Camden County in the City of Lake Ozark. State law requires …
11/13/2024 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A new report released today by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick finds significant inadequacies with Missouri's Property Tax Credit that have led to incomplete claims being approved, eligible claims being denied …
10/30/2024 - Jefferson City, Mo. A report issued today by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick of the Kingston K-14 School District gives district leaders recommendations to improve the way they manage and oversee taxpayer dollars. The audit, which was …
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