State auditors referred an investigation of questionable credit card use by a State Department of Assessments and Taxation worker to the criminal division of the attorney general’s office. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
State auditors have referred their investigation of credit card use by a worker at the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to the criminal division of the attorney general’s office, after finding questionable purchases by the employee and lax oversight by department managers.
The Office of Legislative Audits report released last week said its investigation was sparked by a tip to its fraud, waste and abuse hotline concerning questionable corporate purchasing card (CPC) purchases involving an individual employed at DAT’s headquarters during the period from May 2019 through August 2024…