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Investigative Audit: Pinecrest Supports and Services Center

Report Details

Submitting OIG: 
Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Report Description: 
On February 8, 2022, Pinecrest Supports and Services Center Regional Administrator Shannon Thorn notified the Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA), in writing, of a possible misappropriation of public funds by then PSSC Police Captain David Patterson. LLA initiated this investigative audit to determine the extent to which Mr. Patterson recorded overtime hours he did not work. From July 2020 to December 2021, former Pinecrest Supports and Services Center (PSSC) Police Captain David Patterson recorded and was paid $15,099 for 391 hours of COVID-19 overtime on weekend days that he either did not work or failed to go through PSSC’s mandatory COVID-19 screening process.
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
State of Louisiana
Location: 
LA
United States
Type of Report: 
Other
Professional Standard: 
Other
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Report File Link: 
https://app.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/934735e802f951c0862588e7004ce929…

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