In a bizarre article about the media buys for the State Lottery:
Blagojevich’s audit of his agency covered a period from Sept. 1, 2003 to Nov. 30, 2004, and also found that R.J. Dale failed to provide audited financial statements, canceled checks and bank data.
Clifton Gunderson reported, “Due to the insufficient reliable documentation and reconciliations of R.J. Dale’s records, we have not been able to complete the objectives of this engagement.”
Nevertheless, the auditors concluded that based on the limited documents, they “did not find evidence of misuse or waste of the Department of Revenue funds regarding the media purchasing.”
R.J. Dale officials could not be reached for comment, but Robert J. Dale has said his firm has done nothing wrong, and there were no discrepancies in the work it did for the state.
I imagine the IRS reads the paper and will be paying a visit very soon to R.J. Dale.
What will the Auditor General’s people conclude?
I have a feeling they might make a different argument as might the AG.