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    Karen Fortune Appears on ‘Ch 2 Action News @ 6pm’ To Discuss DeKalb County Purchasing Audit
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    WSB-TV (ABC 2; Atlanta, Ga.)

    Name: WSB-TV (ABC 2; Atlanta, Ga.)

    URL: http://www.wsbtv.com

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    Channel 2 Action News Atlanta (WSB-TV)

    Name: Channel 2 Action News Atlanta (WSB-TV)

    URL: https://www.wsbtv.com/

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    Karen Fortune

    Name: Karen Fortune

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    09/28/2018 03:08 pm
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    ... >> reporter police say the ░░░░░░░░ drove the victim back ░░░░░░░░ his apartment complex after ░░░░░░░░ stole all of his ░░░░░░░░ come and that is ░░░░░░░░ he passed out after ░░░░░░░░ crawled back into his ░░░░░░░░ thank goodness a relative ░░░░░░░░ on him and found ░░░░░░░░ passed out a second ░░░░░░░░ expert chill tells us ░░░░░░░░ the dekalb we got ░░░░░░░░ tip about an internal ░░░░░░░░ he has reviewed the ░░░░░░░░ reporter dekalb county spends ░░░░░░░░ of millions dollars every ░░░░░░░░ on anything from police ░░░░░░░░ to sewer pipes a ░░░░░░░░ report headed by a ░░░░░░░░ FBI agent caught our ░░░░░░░░ when it concluded that ░░░░░░░░ purchasing system is at ░░░░░░░░ risk of corruption we ░░░░░░░░ a second expert to ░░░░░░░░ the same system it ░░░░░░░░ not good i would ░░░░░░░░ based on those reports ░░░░░░░░ was not passing reporter ░░░░░░░░ is a forensic accountant ░░░░░░░░ work included sniffing out ░░░░░░░░ of government money we ░░░░░░░░ her after channel 2 ░░░░░░░░ the story of a ░░░░░░░░ report which concludes that ░░░░░░░░ purchased procurement procurement program ░░░░░░░░ at high risk for ░░░░░░░░ fraud corruption and abuse ░░░░░░░░ asked them to view ░░░░░░░░ reports done by the ░░░░░░░░ s independent auditor and ░░░░░░░░ her if those lead ░░░░░░░░ to the same conclusion ░░░░░░░░ on the earlier reports ░░░░░░░░ does sound like there ░░░░░░░░ an environment that is ░░░░░░░░ with the opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ fraud to run rampant ░░░░░░░░ one of the reports ░░░░░░░░ an example of a ░░░░░░░░ that was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ limited to a maximum ░░░░░░░░ 1 5 million instead ░░░░░░░░ board approval or without ░░░░░░░░ approval to go forward ░░░░░░░░ contract continued with the ░░░░░░░░ to the tune of ░░░░░░░░ 3 million reporter the ░░░░░░░░ of commissioners seven elected ░░░░░░░░ should get a chance ░░░░░░░░ vet major spending decisions ░░░░░░░░ Karen fortune found this ░░░░░░░░ a report she reviewed ░░░░░░░░ board of commissioners was ░░░░░░░░ left out of the ░░░░░░░░ and they are supposed ░░░░░░░░ be part of the ░░░░░░░░ reporter fortune says she ░░░░░░░░ away with the impression ░░░░░░░░ key purchasing systems either ░░░░░░░░ t exist or are ░░░░░░░░ ignored or circumvented she ░░░░░░░░ me it is hard ░░░░░░░░ draw conclusions about why ░░░░░░░░ is happening but none ░░░░░░░░ it is good you ░░░░░░░░ not sure if this ░░░░░░░░ laziness or if it ░░░░░░░░ ignoring the policies and ░░░░░░░░ on purpose reporter the ░░░░░░░░ counties and a statement ░░░░░░░░ internal audits important tools ░░░░░░░░ the evaluation and improvement ░░░░░░░░ the county s performance ░░░░░░░░ says during the furman ░░░░░░░░ we have made significant ░░░░░░░░ in training and imitation ░░░░░░░░ stronger policies and procedures ░░░░░░░░ we will continue to ░░░░░░░░ tools that will strengthen ░░░░░░░░
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