State Auditor Byrd finds $137k misappropriated by Payne County Sheriff's office employee

1/20/2024

CINDY BYRD REPORTS ISSUES AT THE PAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (January 18, 2024) - Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd today released her forensic audit report for the Payne County Sheriff’s Office. The Payne County Board of County Commissioners requested the State Auditor & Inspector’s Office (SA&I) to investigate the financial activity of a Sheriff’s Office employee.

The audit report reveals that, between 2010 and 2022, Administrative Assistant Linda Farley was responsible for a total of $137,698.52 in misappropriated and questioned expenditures. Farley is accused of misappropriating $82,176.54 by using a Sheriff’s Office credit card and submitting altered and/or fabricated invoices for payment.

by Muskogee Politico - January 20, 2024 at 12:17PM

State Auditor Byrd finds $137k misappropriated by Payne County Sheriff's office employee
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