Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond assumed control and dismissed a State lawsuit Governor Kevin Stitt pursued against ClassWallet that blamed them for the misuse of education relief funds.
This new case is the second lawsuit that Drummond dismissed against ClassWallet. The lawsuits first came about after a federal audit revealed the misuse in spending of $31 million in Governor’s Education Emergency Relief funds (GEER) .
State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd also performed an audit in this case. In Byrd’s report nearly 40,000 items were improperly purchased using the education relief funds. Some of these items included, video games, home appliances, furniture and Christmas Trees, according to the report.
The items totaled over $1.7 million and revealed the misuse of the GEER funds.
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During the pandemic Oklahoma was said to have used ClassWallet as a tool to distribute hundred of thousands in COVID relief funds to families with educational costs. However, Drummond said the Florida based company is not to blame for the misuse of the funds. Instead he is pointing the blame toward state officials.