An investigation into millions of dollars the city of Long Beach spent on homeless service providers has been turned over to an outside agency after auditors identified what the city auditor described as “irregularities” that raised “significant concerns.”
The disclosure marks a significant development in an investigation NBC4 has been following for months — and comes five months after Long Beach City Auditor Laura Doud declined to say whether the matter had been referred for criminal investigation.
In an email to NBC4, Doud wrote:…