ST. CROIX — A scathing audit report of the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission (V.I.C.C.) conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (O.I.G.), revealed a flabbergasting array of what appeared to be questionable actions by Violet Ann Golden, chairperson of the commission, whom the audit casts as running the operations of the commission as if she were the sole authority, making major financial transactions with no secondary signatory.
The audit report, which was issued today, simply put, is damning. It charges that Ms. Golden processed over $1 million in electronic fund transfers without another employee or Casino Commission member reviewing or authorizing the payments. Ms. Golden also processed $2.6 million in check payments and maintained sole custody of financial…