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Gratiot County auditors issue clean opinion but flag control weaknesses and a fictitious vendor
Summary
An independent audit found a clean (unmodified) opinion for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024, but identified material audit adjustments, more than 30 proposed adjustments, and a fictitious vendor scheme of roughly $23,000. Auditors recommended strengthening vendor controls, segregation of duties and considering a separate finance director.
Gratiot County commissioners on Tuesday accepted the county's 2024 financial audit, which carried an unmodified ("clean") opinion but included a string of internal control findings and a vendor fraud discovery.
Ally, the CPA who presented the audit for the county's accounting firm, told the board the audit produced a clean opinion even though it identified internal control issues: "The county has received an unmodified or clean audit opinion," Ally said, and then warned that the opinion does not eliminate the need to address control…
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