Fresno EOC Audit: No Evidence of Abuse but Shoddy Records, Out-of-Control Spending

  • A forensic audit of Fresno EOC’s 2024 finances found that recordkeeping was shoddy and spending in some areas including credit cards was out of control.
  • Fresno EOC’s financial crisis came to a head in 2024, the same year that the board leadership disbanded the board’s Finance Committee and gave those responsibilities to the Executive Committee.
  • Some board members say that when they sought information on the organization’s finances, staff didn’t answer their questions.

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A long-awaited forensic audit of a single year of the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission’s finances uncovered numerous examples of sloppy recordkeeping and budget overspending, but there were no signs of wrongful activity, a consultant told the board Monday night.

Mark Courey, director of forensic services at Wipfli LLC, outlined the report’s findings during a 75-minute presentation and subsequent discussion that painted an organization where overspending was rampant and budgets ignored…

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