| Some confusion prior |
San Mateo Patch/Renee Schiavone, Editor, 7/12/14. "DA: No criminal misconduct in SamTrans accounting." "Two former SamTrans employees set off the investigation earlier this year when thy cam forward alleging that funds were misappropriated."
| Got that accounting thing cleaned up |
"San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe has concluded his
office’s investigation into allegations of improper accounting practices
at the San Mateo County Transit District after finding no evidence of
criminal misconduct.
.... Two accounting firms investigated the claims but did not find
evidence of criminal violations or indication that money had been
“embezzled, lost or otherwise unaccounted for,” Wagstaffe said in a
letter to SamTrans’ attorney David Miller. However, the investigation did find “inappropriate accounting entries” in SamTrans’ books, Wagstaffe said.
SamTrans has already corrected the mistakes found in the investigation
and is implementing recommendations by auditors to avoid future
problems, according to SamTrans spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann. These changes include upgrading the agency’s finance software and adding more staff to the accounting department, Ackemann said."
Read article.
| Upgraded software, hired staff |
.... "The District Attorney’s Office said there was no evidence of wrongdoing and the investigation is now closed. Assistant District Attorney Al Serrato sent a letter to SamTrans counsel David J. Miller alerting him that the investigation “revealed no evidence of theft, embezzlement or other criminal conduct.”SamTrans officials welcomed the news which confirmed what they said they already knew."
Bay Area News Group/Bonnie Eslinger, 4/21/14. "Suit say Sam Trans retaliated against ex-employee for questioning accounting practices." NBC Bay Area/Insiders Vicky Nguyen, Jeremy Carroll and Kevin Nious, 9/20/13, article and video, 7:38 minutes. "Insiders allege fraudulent accounting at SamTrans."
Reference -SamTrans Press Release, 8/12/14. "Transit District pleased to see DA investigation concluded." “We welcome the news
from the District Attorney’s office that its investigation has been
concluded and that there is no finding of any criminal conduct or
wrongdoing."
Posted by Kathy Meeh
4 comments:
Maybe Ch 4 Investigation of Pacifica missing $4,000,000 would clear things up.ik
When this accountant starts to dig it will be much more than just $4,000,000.
How about Stanley Roberts
people behaving badly
It's pretty outrageous. All we really have in the way of an explanation is oh btw, we don't know what we spent 4 million on, but we spent it, ok? Hardly inspires trust unless you're a Pacifican and so numb to crap you think your interests are best served by looking the other way and hoping what you're seeing isn't what it looks like.
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