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County auditor discloses building‑department fraud, warns of state bill to convert property tax abatements to deferrals
Summary
Iron County Auditor Lucas Little told the commission on Sept. 8 that an anonymous tip led to an investigation that uncovered missing payments in the building department and that charges were filed after referral to the State Bureau of Investigation.
Iron County Auditor Lucas Little told the commission on Sept. 8 that an anonymous tip led his office to uncover undistributed payments dating back to 2018 in the county building department, and that the matter was referred to the State Bureau of Investigation and charged by the Iron County Attorney's Office.
The disclosure came during Little's quarterly departmental report. He said the county has reviewed processes across departments that handle money and is implementing new checks and balances. "Public funds are held in the highest regard and this finding has not been taken lightly," Little said.
Why it matters: the findings triggered a criminal referral and prompted immediate internal controls changes. Little also used his report to summarize two county abatement programs and to warn commissioners about a state…
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