An audit conducted of the District 1 Medical Examiner’s Office (DMEO) resulted in several allegations of misallocations of costs between Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, duplication of charges and use of public funds for private purposes.
Brad Embry, Okaloosa County’s Inspector General, conducted the audit and recommended the counties drafted new contracts with the Medical Examiner’s Office requiring more detailed budget documentation and annual audits.
Ted Borowski, Medical Examiner Dr. Andrea Minyard’s legal counsel, questioned the objectivity of the audit that he believed went beyond an examination of finances of the Medical Examiner’s Office. He wrote in his response to the report, “The contents of this…
