BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Gov. Wes Moore laid blame at leaders before him for some of the details included in two scathing audits that were published recently as pressure mounts for him and his administration to take action to ensure the issues within the Department of Transportation and Department of Health don’t persist.
The Social Services Administration audit revealed the agency lacked criminal background check protocols to ensure foster care children weren’t around people on the state’s sex offender’s registry.
The audit of the State Highway Administration revealed the agency “knowingly charged” more than $350 million in unauthorized projects. The audit alleges the agency attempted to shield how much money was actually in the Transportation Trust fund…