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Controller’s Office reports spike in low‑information whistleblower submissions; plans independent review
Summary
The Controller’s Office told the oversight committee it received an unprecedented volume of whistleblower reports in Q1 FY21–22, many lacking details (about 120 items consisting only of web links), and said it is closing such low‑information reports quickly while preparing an independent audit of the hotline.
David Jensen, manager of the Controller’s Office whistleblower program, told the Citizens General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee that the office has seen an unusually high number of reports in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021–22 and that many of those submissions lack sufficient information for investigation.
Jensen said the office received 264 complaints in the quarter; roughly 120 of those were low‑information submissions that consisted only…
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