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Arizona Department of Education—Department Oversees Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program Spending, but Should Strengthen its Oversight and Continue to Improve Other Aspects of Program Administration

Update at 24-month followup: Although the Arizona Department of Education (Department) has taken some steps to strengthen oversight of the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program (Program) and safeguard program monies, many of the...

Arizona Board of Athletic Training

Arizona Board of Athletic Training—Board should ensure applicants meet lawful presence and continuing-education requirements, and improve the information on its website and the licensee information staff provide over the phone

The Arizona Board of Athletic Training (Board) regulates the practice of athletic training in the State by licensing athletic trainers, providing information about licensees to the public, and investigating and resolving...

Sentinel ESD

Sentinel Elementary School District

In fiscal year 2016, Sentinel Elementary School District’s student passage rates on state assessments were higher than or similar to peer districts’ averages, and its costs were higher than peer district averages in most noninstructional areas. Specifically, the District’s administrative costs per pupil were . . .

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Fraud Prevention Alert—Data Analytics: Part 2

As presented in our November 2017 Fraud Prevention Alert—Data Analytics: Part 1, using risk-based assessments and data analytic techniques to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and abnormal relationships in data can be an effective anti-fraud control. In fact, data monitoring and analysis techniques have been correlated with the largest reductions in global fraud loss and duration, but only 37...

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Silver Creek Irrigation District—Criminal Indictment—Theft and Conspiracy

The Navajo County Attorney’s Office requested the Office of the Auditor General to assist in its investigation of potential fraud by Silver Creek Irrigation District’s (District) former bookkeeper. Our investigation revealed that from August 2011 through December 2016, the former bookkeeper withdrew $829,400 of district monies and reportedly gave it all to his friend, Margaret Rogers...

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Glendale Union High School District—Criminal Indictment—Theft and Misuse of Public Monies

As part of its responsibility to prevent and detect fraud, the Glendale Union High School District (District) took appropriate action by reporting a fraud allegation to our Office. Our investigation revealed that from May 2015 through July 2017, Eunice Lopez, former attendance secretary at Sunnyslope High School, may have misappropriated $3,455 of...

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Valley Metro—Plea Agreement—Fraudulent Schemes

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office requested the Office of the Auditor General to assist in its investigation of potential fraud by Stephen Banta, former Valley Metro chief executive officer. Our investigation revealed that from April 2010 through October 2015, Mr.

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Arizona Department of Education—Department Oversees Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program Spending, but Should Strengthen its Oversight and Continue to Improve Other Aspects of Program Administration

October 25, 2018

Update at 24-month followup: Although the Department has... View Report

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Arizona Board of Athletic Training—Board should ensure applicants meet lawful presence and continuing-education requirements, and improve the information on its website and the licensee information staff provide over the phone

October 23, 2018

The Arizona Board of Athletic Training (Board) regulates the practice of athletic training in the State by licensing athletic trainers, providing information about licensees to the public, and... View Report

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Sentinel Elementary School District

October 15, 2018

In fiscal year 2016, Sentinel Elementary School District’s student passage rates on state assessments were higher than or similar to peer districts’ averages, and its costs were higher than peer... View Report

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Fraud Prevention Alert—Data Analytics: Part 2

October 11, 2018

As presented in our November 2017 Fraud Prevention Alert—Data Analytics: Part 1, using risk-based assessments and data analytic techniques to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and abnormal... View Report

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Silver Creek Irrigation District—Criminal Indictment—Theft and Conspiracy

September 25, 2018

The Navajo County Attorney’s Office requested the Office of the Auditor General to assist in its investigation of potential fraud by Silver Creek Irrigation District’s (District) former bookkeeper... View Report

PDF icon Report