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Audit finds $26 million in clerk bank balance without system-generated support; clerk’s office working to reconcile
Summary
An audit presented to the Cuyahoga County Audit Committee found roughly $45 million in the clerk of courts' bank account at the end of 2024, about $26 million of which lacked a system-generated report to support case-level detail; the clerk’s office and auditors described steps to develop reporting and work toward reconciliation.
Auditors presenting results to the Cuyahoga County Audit Committee reported that the Clerk of Courts’ office held about $45 million in its bank account at the end of 2024, and approximately $26 million of that balance lacked a system-generated report tying funds to specific cases.
The audit, released Aug. 8, also identified approximately $3.7 million in unapplied funds across more than 50 deposits and cited several closed cases (87 in 2023 and…
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