By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
“Gross mismanagement” at Port Everglades led to mass employee theft, millions of dollars in unverified county credit card purchases and millions more in apparently lost rent at the Foreign Trade Zone, according to a 337-page audit report.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
After doing nothing for months, Broward administrators have shut down their investigation into a whistleblower’s complaint that a top official at Port Everglades told him to stop cooperating with county auditors and detectives investigating widespread purchasing card abuse.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
News that authorities are scrutinizing allegations of a scheme to hide buses from federal auditors comes at a challenging time for Broward County Transit. For the fifth year in a row, Broward bus ridership fell significantly in 2018.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward’s independent auditor has slammed Port Everglades for poor management that resulted in public health and safety issues and let current and former employees repeatedly use expensive county equipment for personal financial gain.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Two Broward transit workers fired last month for payroll fraud were allegedly part of a scheme last June to help county transit officials hide buses from auditors of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A secret Broward County Auditor’s report has found a $24.5 million cost overrun in the construction of the new south runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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