Dr. Andrea Minyard’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties May 15, claiming the counties had no right to audit all of her office’s financial records.
FORT WALTON BEACH — An audit released Tuesday by Okaloosa County’s Department of Inspector General shows District 1 Medical Examiner Dr. Andrea Minyard pocketed a $673,129.26 salary last year and received $1,143,242.03 in professional fees while overseeing an office that is accused of misusing thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds.
According to the audit, which was sent to county commissioners in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, the medical examiner is accused — among other things — of using professional fees for expenses “which do not appear to…
