State & Local Reports

EFPR Group, CPA's PLLC, has been engaged by the Office of the District of Columbia Auditor to assess whether the $495 million received by the District of Columbia from the Coronavirus Relief Fund which was established under the CARES Act were spent in compliance with Federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations. As part of the scope of this engagement, the receipt of the $495 million was observed and analyzed to verify that the District of Columbia received the maximum available from Federal legislation. 

The Broward Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) concluded an investigation into an allegation that former City of Plantation Mayor Lynn Stoner (“the Mayor” or “Mayor Stoner”) provided false information to benefit a private developer. We substantiated the allegation, finding that the Mayor engaged in a pursuit to wrongfully help the now deceased president and founder (“the Developer’s President” or “the President”) of a group of related development companies (“the Developer”) as well as the Developer itself. As Mayor Stoner’s efforts included lying to help the Developer secure at least $95 million in loans and attempting to influence the City’s building official to violate his statutory duties under the Florida Building Code, her behavior amounted to criminal and ethical misconduct.