State Board of Accounts Reported more than $1.5 Million in Public Monies Misspent or Misappropriated

The State Board of Accounts reported Monday more than $1.5 million in public monies were misspent or misappropriated in the past year by government entities in Indiana and Bunker Hill has been named one of the state’s worst offenders for misspending or misappropriating funds in the past year. Deputy State Examiner Michael Bozymski said the agency issued 70 reports last year that requested that officials or their employees pay back some amount of funds. Of those, 15 government bodies had misspent or misappropriated in excess of $10,000 each, based on reports issued in 2017. Bunker Hill clocked in as the fourth worst offender with $73,424 in misappropriated funds. Former Bunker Hill Clerk Treasurer Lisa Wilson has been ordered to pay that money back to the town after a special investigation revealed she used town funds to purchase personal items and make payments to her real estate business. The SBOA’s audit reports are given to the Indiana Attorney General’s office in seeking civil collections and county prosecutors for criminal activity. The SBOA examines finances of all Indiana government agencies including non-profits that receive state funds.

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