FORT WALTON BEACH — An audit released Tuesday by Okaloosa County’s Department of Inspector General shows District 1 Medical Examiner 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 serve a public purpose.”
“We noted instances where DMEO (District One Medical Examiner’s Office) costs are being reimbursed by the counties without sufficient supporting documentation,” the audit…
