At question are the actions of consultant David Gross, the consultant who is alleged to have mishandled funds of the Big Spring Plaza CID in Neosho. Gross faces felony charges connected to actions he took stopping direct deposits into the Big Spring bank account and instead having paper checks sent directly to him:
From the KZRG report:
NewsTalk KZRG filed a Sunshine Law Request with the Missouri Department of Revenue and found that Gross received paper checks on behalf of seven CID’s throughout the state, including Big Springs Plaza and Hope Valley. It should be noted that although the paper checks were sent to Gross, the checks were made out in the names of the respective CID’s.
KZRG also contacted the state auditor's office and learned that the Hope Valley CID has not turned in required financial reports.
Solid job of investigative reporting.
... Joplin City Attorney Edwards tells NewsTalk KZRG he has been concerned about Gross since charges were filed in Newton County in July.
ReplyDeleteThis contradicts statements made in July by Joplin Finance Director Leslie Haase. Following news of the charges against Gross, an excerpt from an article in the July 19th edition of The Joplin Globe attributed Haase with the statement that there was, “no reason to believe there is any issue with the Hope Valley CID revenue.”
Ooops!
I mean just because the guy has been charged and the paperwork allegedly has not been properly filed...you wouldn't want to be suspicious or anything...
Ooops!
Oversight fail
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ReplyDeletePresumes there is oversight to fail.