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  • Audit: Man took $3,634 free ride on his state fuel card (CA Air Resources Board employee)

    08/11/2005 9:05:45 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 5 replies · 345+ views
    Sac Bee ^ | 8/11/05 | Andrew McIntosh
    For nearly two years, a single employee at the state Air Resources Board stole 2,092 gallons of gas, often using his state-issued fuel credit card to pay for fill-ups of his personal vehicle. Some gas also went into his state-assigned vehicle, which he then routinely drove for nonwork purposes, violating state regulations as he racked up 2,000 miles on the taxpayers' tab, state auditors found. These allegations - and they don't end here - illustrate the potential for abuse of the state fuel card system. Concerned about weak oversight in the system, state Auditor Elizabeth M. Howle has asked the...