SPRINGFIELD — The state Inspector General’s Office released its final report on sheriff spending after “historic” overspending last year raised alarm bells for legislators.
“To put it in sheriffs’ terms, it’s a bit like the Wild West,” Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro said in a statement Monday.
Among Shapiro’s conclusions: The state underfunds sheriffs’ offices, some sheriffs are given additional “unauthorized” pay, and sheriffs have some funds in accounts outside the state’s financial tracking system…