Posted on 04/09/2014 9:06:34 AM PDT by topher
Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services auditing director Delrice Augustus has been formally charged fraud for allegedly buying personal items with a government purchasing card, U.S. Attorney Walt Green announced Wednesday.
Augustus, 34, of Baton Rouge, is currently on leave as director of the bureau of auditing and compliance services for DCFS, an agency that receives over a billion dollars in federal funds, a U.S. Attorneys office press release says. A bill of information says that from 2010 though March 2014, Augustus used government purchasing cards for a dishwasher, televisions, I-Pads, hotel rooms gas and other personal items.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
It appears that someone who worked with him, was in the on the scam.
The Advocate.com has this article (posted on Freerepublic with link to TheAdvocate) today:
US Attorney: Third DCFS auditor accused in fraud case
I need to find the article about the second DCFS Auditor charged...
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