A state audit earlier this month found a lack of evidence for claims of embezzlement by the city of Randleman’s former finance director. Even so, the state found Randleman is yet another city behind on state-mandated annual audits.
Randleman is a city of almost 4,600 residents as reported in the 2020 Census in Randolph County, operating under a mayor and a Board of Aldermen with five members.
The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor, Dave Boliek, investigated the city’s finances after receiving several allegations of “improper governmental activities” involving the city’s former finance director, Elizabeth Sechriest. The district attorney for Randolph County also asked the state auditor to investigate after receiving similar allegations, the report said.
Allegations in Randleman
The most serious of the claims, embezzlement, was found to be unsubstantiated by the state auditor, the report said. Randy Brechbiel, communications director for the state auditor, said this was determined by “investigative analysis and interviews with city personnel.”…