Final MSCS forensic report finds $53M in potential abuse
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower in Nashville Wednesday, July 8, as the office releases its audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. (Laura Testino/The Daily Memphian)
Auditors with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP also documented $250,000 in potential fraud and nearly $765,000 in potential waste in its final report.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Tennessee ComptrollerLaura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today. Reach Laura with questions, story ideas or tips: Ltestino@dailymemphian.com or Ldtestino.54 on Signal.
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