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Audit of the West Covina Police Department's Equitable Sharing Program Activities, West Covina, California

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Justice OIG
Date Issued: 
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Justice
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
23-018
Component, if applicable: 
Other DOJ Components
External entity, if applicable: 
West Covina Police Department
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$111,280
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
8
View Document: 
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
1 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the WCPD to ensure that it complies with Equitable Sharing Program guidelines and separately accounts for and reports DOJ equitable sharing fund expenditures from other funds.
2 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Require the WCPD to separately account for interest earned on DOJ equitable sharing funds from other funds.
3 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the WCPD to ensure that the ESAC forms are reviewed and signed by the appropriate officials prior to ESAC submission, in accordance with equitable sharing guidelines.
4 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that the WCPD submits accurate ESAC forms that are supported by the official accounting records.
5 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the WCPD to ensure that it accurately reports expenditures by ESAC cost categories.
6 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the WCPD to remedy the $111,280 in questioned renovation costs.
7 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Ensure that the WCPD conducts a physical inventory, in compliance with OMB requirements, to include accounting for tangible items purchased with equitable sharing funds and create an inventory log containing all inventory elements, as required.
8 Open No https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Work with the WCPD to develop a comprehensive procedure manual to ensure compliance with the equitable sharing guidelines and address all areas of control weakness identified in this report.
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