Blast from the Past: When Montgomery Co. Audited County Credit Card Use

Here we are in 2011, anyone seen an audit of the $5.5 million MCPS Credit Card Bill?  Of course not. Why audit? Money is plentiful.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL UNAUTHORIZED PROCUREMENT AND USE OF CORPORATE CREDIT CARDS BY FLEET MANAGEMENT SERVICES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION MARCH 1999

Finding No. 1: Unauthorized Procurement and Use of Corporate Credit Cards by Fleet Management Services

Finding No. 2: Questioned Costs ($44,000) FMS Engaged in "Splitting" Vendor Invoices in Violation of Procurement RegulationsGoverning Direct Purchases

Finding No. 3: Some FMS Employees Made Personal Purchases Charged to the Unauthorized Credit Card Account and Did NotReimburse the County

Finding No. 4: Waste of County Funds for Payment of Annual Fees, Sales, Taxes and Finance Charges

Finding No. 5: Failure to Comply With County Procurement Regulations Regarding the Purchase of Commodities By Use of CreditCard

Finding No. 6: Some FMS Employees Used the Unauthorized Credit Cards to Make Personal Purchases Which They Later Reimbursed

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