An audit of the Lafayette Housing Authority has revealed a check for $16,738 was fraudulently cashed and the theft was not reported to authorities.
The housing authority’s audit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2024, which was released March 18 by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office, revealed several issues, most of them minor.
Auditors with Darnall, Sikes and Frederick noted that a $16,738 check issued by the authority to a landlord was intercepted, altered, endorsed and cashed by someone outside the authority who was not authorized to cash the check. The bank processed the check without properly verifying the person’s identity or authorization…