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Posted: May 10, 2007

Auditor Says Company Slipped One Past State Agency to Get Full Pay

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Raleigh, N.C. — The state auditor said Thursday that the Division of Waste Management got ripped off on a six-figure contract because it did not verify a contractor's paperwork.

The division paid TIRES, Inc. of Winston-Salem $320,000 to produce 20,000 rubber playground mats from old automobile tires, Auditor Les Merritt's office said in a report. The company actually made 5,700 mats, Merritt found.

Merritt said the division, part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, should sue to get its money back and should be more careful about verifying what its contractor tell it they did.

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"Merritt said the division, part of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, should sue to get its money back and should be more careful about verifying what its contractor tell it they did."

AMEN!!!

The employee who signed the receipt for goods and the invoice should be fired, and the contractor should be arrested.

This has nothing to do with politics. It has to do with sloppy workmanship and crime.

God bless.

Rev. RB
spiritwarriorwoman
May 11, 2007 10:22 a.m.
computer trainer, the auditors office doesnt fix what is wrong, they simply find it. it up to the agency to fix the findings. the main point of the auditors office is just to make sure that tax payers money is being used appropriately and for the use it is intended
none ya biz
May 11, 2007 9:40 a.m.
Democrats!
wynnwilson
May 11, 2007 9:30 a.m.
Oh..... what's this? Oh nothing.... just sign it.. OK ... down on the bottom of the page? YUP! OK BA BUY Have nice day.....
Click to view my profile sixpointedbadge
May 11, 2007 9:13 a.m.
Auditor's office has no teeth. I am sure that they made recommendations, but nothing will happen. You can look at their website, and they appear to do a great job of protecting the state, BUT nothing happens at the agency that got in "trouble". In fact, if it is an individual that does the wrong, they usually get promoted, with a RAISE!
Click to view my profile computer trainer
May 11, 2007 5:04 a.m.
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