Ohio Auditor of State

Final Columbus Zoo defendant sentenced to 5 years in prison, more than $640,000 in restitution and fines

Peter Fingerhut, the former Director of Marketing for the Columbus Zoo, was sentenced for his role in the theft of $2.29 million in Zoo resources between 2011 and 2021.

Montgomery County Grand Jury hands down indictments against clerk of courts and municipal judge

The clerk of courts faces felony and misdemeanor counts involving theft and improper partisan activity; both the clerk and the judge face charges involving public contracts.

New Performance Audit includes suggestions to address fiscal emergency at Mt. Healthy City School District

The district hired dozens of teachers and staff and completed $18M in building projects without funding to sustain them, pushing the district to the edge of a financial cliff.

Auditor urges diligence as crooks continue to target public offices with spear phishing, payment re-direct scams

At least 23 governmental offices have been affected by payment re-direct attacks over the past 12 months, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses of public funds.

Search warrant executed at Eastern Gateway Community College in Steubenville

The Auditor's Special Investigations Unit was joined by local, state, and federal agencies in a search at the Steubenville campus as part of ongoing investigations.

Colleges and universities benefiting from Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, new cost study shows

Colleges enrolling more students tended to be better off financially, and CCP could prove beneficial for institutions’ long-term fiscal health.

Auditor of State’s Special Investigations Unit honored nationally for Clark County inquiry into theft

Hear the inside story from SIU investigators who cracked the case of former Clark County Deputy Auditor Robert Vanderhorst, who stole over $1.8M in taxpayer dollars.

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Special Audit of State Teachers Retirement System: No illegal activity, but room to improve

STRS well managed, Auditor Faber says, but lawmakers should consider changes to ensure timely audits, rethink bonus payments, remove trade secret provisions.