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Fraud Investigation Report: Office of Administrative Hearings

2024
Investigation
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

A Washington state employee misappropriated nearly $900,000 through fraudulent credit card purchases, the Office of the Washington State Auditor found in a fraud report released in early July 2024. It is the largest internal misappropriation in a state agency in at least the last 15 years.The report...

Civil Asset Forfeiture: Strengthening Transparency and Protections for Property Owners

2024
Inspection / Evaluation
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

Civil asset forfeiture is a legal tool that allows police agencies to seize and forfeit (retain) property believed to be involved in or the proceeds of a crime. While property owners may file a claim to recover it, a performance audit in Washington found police agencies retained up to 90 percent of...

Financial Statements Audit Report - State of Washington For the Periods July1, 2020 through June 30, 2021

2022
1030978
Audit
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

In our Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit, we identified several state departments, including the Washington state Office of Management, Department of Commerce, and the Department of Social and Health Services did not have adequate internal controls over the Coronavirus Relief Fund and...

Unemployment Tax and Benefits (UTAB) System: Administered by the Employment Security Department

2021
1028241
Inspection / Evaluation
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

This report describes the overall results and conclusions for the areas we examined related to the Unemployment Tax and Benefits (UTAB) system’s application and general information technology (IT) controls. In most of the areas we examined, controls were not adequately designed and implemented to...

Accountability Audit Report: Employment Security Department

2021
1028000
Other
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

Based on our risk assessment for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the areas examined were those representing the highest risk of fraud, loss, abuse, or noncompliance. We examined the following areas during this audit period. Accounts payable – general disbursements and electronic funds...

Washington's Unemployment Benefit Programs in 2020: Understanding improper payments and service delays during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021
1028078
Audit
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

The novel coronavirus quickly became a global pandemic in 2020. In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act to help provide support for those affected by the pandemic. Washington’s Employment Security Department administers the state’s unemployment compensation program. From early in the pandemic...

Fraud Investigation Report: Employment Security Department

2021
1028164
Investigation
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

This report contains the results of our investigation of the illegitimate unemployment claims and payments at the Department from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The purpose of our investigation was to determine if a misappropriation had occurred and to provide the Department with...

Financial Statements Audit Report - State of Washington

2021
1027566
Audit
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

State management is responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls to ensure the financial statements are fairly presented, and to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and to prevent and detect fraud. We identified deficiencies in...

Fraud Investigation Report Employment Security Department

2022
10219365
Other
Washington State Auditor
State of Washington

On October 27, 2020, the Department notified our Office regarding a potential loss of public funds, as required by state law (RCW 43.09.185). Our investigation determined a misappropriation of unemployment insurance benefit funds occurred at the Department, totaling $315,282, and that the Department...

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