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Auditor Keller Designates McKinley County Sheriff’s Office for Special Examination

Senator Timothy Keller (D)

  SANTA FE, NM – Today, State Auditor Tim Keller announced that the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) is examining allegations of financial irregularities in the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office. The special examination is focused on the potential misuse of DWI prevention program funds by the Sheriff’s Office during the period from 2010 to 2014.

“The Office of the State Auditor is looking into the past financial affairs of the Sheriff’s Office in McKinley County to address allegations of public funds being misused and to ensure that the proper financial controls are in place moving forward,” stated Keller. “I would like to thank current officials for their cooperation and for working closely with our investigators on the ground in McKinley County,” Keller said.

Keller sent a team of investigators to McKinley County to conduct fact-finding procedures after the current county administration was notified of the examination. When complete, the results of the examination will be released on the OSA website at www.osanm.org.

Information from Office of State Auditor