Audit reveals financial mismanagement in the City of Wynnewood

  • Brenda Holt, Forensic Audit Division director, and Jerry McGinnis, investigative auditor, both with the State Auditor and Inspector’s Office, went over the findings of the forensic audit report and answered questions from local residents at a public meeting in Wynnewood Tuesday evening.
    Brenda Holt, Forensic Audit Division director, and Jerry McGinnis, investigative auditor, both with the State Auditor and Inspector’s Office, went over the findings of the forensic audit report and answered questions from local residents at a public meeting in Wynnewood Tuesday evening.

    Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released her forensic audit report for the City of Wynnewood Tuesday. The audit was requested by a citizen petition asking the State Auditor and Inspector’s Office to look into several areas of concern occurring between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2021.

    Among the findings of interest are a general lack of diligence regarding the commingling of sales ta…