Missouri board moves to discipline Galloway for Hawley audit
updated 1 hr ago | Posted on Dec 22, 2021
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An accounting oversight board filed a complaint against Missouri’s Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway this month over critical audits of Sen. Josh Hawley's use of public money while he was state attorney general.
The Missouri Board of Accountancy has been threatening to discipline Galloway, a Democrat, for months over the audit of Hawley, a Republican. ...
The Board of Accountancy finally took action against her Dec. 15, filing a complaint with a panel of administrative judges tasked with handling issues that involve state agencies. ...
The fight centers on a 2020 audit report that found Hawley might have misused state resources during his successful run for the U.S. Senate.
In response to the audit, Hawley asked the accountancy board to investigate Galloway and her office for any violations of their accountants' certifications.
The board's December complaint hinges on Galloway's decision to include transcripts of interviews with Hawley staffers in the final audit report. The board claimed doing so violated a state law against publicly releasing working papers relating to audit reports. ...
Full story at KMOV, St. LouisThe Dems sure do love their witchhunts, don't they?
