A state audit published recently revealed that over $138,000 was misappropriated from a volunteer fire company on the West Bank over the course of five years, resulting in the termination of an employee.
The audit, which covered finances from 2024 and 2025, said that the Marrero-Estelle Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 identified $138,770 in misappropriated employee payroll funds from improper insurance premium withholdings and remittances, dated between June 1, 2019 and May 31, 2024.
Auditors also criticized the fire company for not catching the mishandled funds sooner nor alerting the proper authorities…