Despite the forensic audit into former Public Works accountant Lynn Hogan’s ability to steal $2.1 million from the county over 10 years, the Grand Jury report released last week indicates it could happen again, easily. Auditor-Controller Theo Fallati disagrees. Fallati said that after the embezzlement was discovered, his team met with all department heads to go over the countywide policies on financial internal controls. They’ve also been meeting every quarter since with the chief financial officers of the county’s 26 departments for updates on the financial information system, known as FIN, and discussions of any issues that arise.
In particular, the Grand Jury was concerned that the county had no requirement to change passwords periodically for FIN and that…
