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Auditor Edelen releases Department of Agriculture special examination, finds former commissioner misused state resources, employees for personal benefitExtravagant conference at taxpayers’ expense, serious personnel and management issues also identified; report to be referred to law enforcementState Auditor Adam Edelen released a special examination of the administration of the former Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer, which found a toxic culture of entitlement and self-dealing at Kentucky taxpayers' expense.
The report will be referred to the Kentucky Attorney General, Executive Branch Ethics Commission, IRS, Kentucky Department of Revenue, Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Personnel Board.
Auditor Edelen helps usher accountability legislation into lawMeasure lets Executive Branch Ethics Commission share information with the auditor’s officeGov. Steve Beshear signed significant government accountability legislation that will allow the Executive Branch Ethics Commission to share information and coordinate investigations with the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Auditor Adam Edelen worked with Ethics Commission Executive Director John Steffen and state Rep. Mike Cherry, D-Princeton, to usher the passage of House Bill 402 during the 2012 General Assembly.
Edelen launches citizen-auditor portal, new website on 100th day in office Medicaid managed care review, audit of the Department of Agriculture under the former commissioner also are highlights of his first three months as Auditor of Public AccountsAuditor Adam Edelen marked his first 100 days in office with the unveiling of an online SAFE-house to allow the public to securely and anonymously report suspected fraud and waste, as well as a new and improved Auditor of Public Accounts website.
Edelen releases volume two of state audit, finds weaknesses in federal grant monitoringKentucky State Auditor Adam Edelen has released the second volume of the annual statewide audit of Kentucky for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, finding instances where state agencies are not properly monitoring how grant recipients spend federal funds.
The audit contains 27 findings with recommendations and notes more than $411,000 in questioned costs.
Edelen makes recommendations to improve Kentucky’s new Medicaid managed care system. New unit in his office will bring greater accountability and transparency to the $6 billion programAuditor Adam Edelen on Wednesday issued 10 common-sense proposals aimed at providing immediate fixes to the state’s new Medicaid managed care system and announced the creation of a unit in his office to monitor the long-term effectiveness of the program that provides health care to more than 700,000 Kentuckians.