A case of suspected money laundering within Perth and Kinross Council was reported at some point in the past 12 months, the Perthshire Advertiser can reveal.
The case was revealed in a report written by the council’s chief internal auditor Jackie Clark and presented to the local authority’s audit committee last week.
But despite the seriousness of the allegation, not one elected member sitting on the seven-strong committee pushed officers for any further details.
No-one sought further information on other concerning statements in the report involving allegations made by whistleblowers and “a number of investigations” that had to be conducted last year either.
Councillor Xander McDade was the only member of the committee who asked a question in any way connected to any of these…
