We’re digging deeper into the allegations of financial improprieties against former West Palm Beach Police Chief Frank Adderley.
WPTV has learned about an independent audit of the department’s finances done four years ago.
Reporter Michael Hoffman looked into the findings after interviewing the auditor who combed through those financial documents.
Back in 2020, a third-party audit commissioned by the city of West Palm Beach looked into the finances of multiple departments of the city, including the police department.
In it, auditor Richard Rivera said he uncovered nearly $20,000 worth of double dipping on timecards, which shined a light on thousands of hours of overtime being paid out. But it went unfixed until this year. So, what took so long? And who or what is to blame?
WPTVFour years after the initial discovery of what West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James called “financial improprieties,” seven high-ranking members of the West Palm Beach police department are now on administrative leave. Also, one-time police chief Frank Adderley is out of a job.