In the California department of parks and recreation of the highest-level officials to help millions of dollars to keep the secret for more than ten years, American California attorney general office released on Friday said in a report.
The report said, "deliberately not open" continue, as employees worried about department's budget will be cut, if lawmakers found that they will be embarrassed to cover it.
"Deliberately not to disclose in the meantime, some park employees always requirements, but didn't succeed, their superior solve the problem," deputy attorney general Thomas barton wrote in a report.
The director Lucy Coleman, since 2002 has resigned, park, a senior officials were sacked last summer at the $540000 was found hidden in two special funds for 70 park closure, because of the threat of budget cuts.
The report said, deliberately hidden in national parks and leisure fund actual amount for 20 million dollars, and the rest of the $34000000 difference is due to different fund report, national finance department and the controller's office time. With the amount of hidden danger has grown to $2.9 billion, in 2003, the report said.
Park fund every year produce about 100 million dollars, through the visitors fee and rent. The fund has become an important source of the department, as lawmakers to reduce the budget deficit in the face of widespread support.
Countries will review results, and to decide whether to forward a possible criminal case material, law enforcement, stapler, California natural resources bureau, be responsible for monitoring and parks department spokesman Richard said.
Report said that no employee was found stolen or wrong spend money, but senior officials are after deliberate decided not to report additional funds, the ministry of commerce, the ministry of finance, governor to create the national annual spending plan.
Due to the state council don't know money, this is the park costs of rent, and government officials did not have the authority to spend time, "is basically useless reserves," the report said.
Coleman has always denied know hidden money. The report said, she is the only current and former employees, who also won't agree the attorney-general office interview. The report is based on the past and present employees and interview.
The report said, some of the senior officials are also differences. "
It says, all the signs show that 1987-2 ○ ○ four years of management service department assistant, deputy director of the Tom Domich may make the initial decided to put the money in a secret, but several continuous staff continue to work hard.
"In fact, former budget officials becky brown noticed more and more gap as early as in 1998," the report said. By the end of 2002, "budget and accounting personnel and their boss... all understanding of the differences. After that, from 2002 to 2012, many people failed to take appropriate action to ensure that the amount of revealed."
The report said, Coleman's second order, Michael Harris, is the highest level of manager ordered to stay secret funds. He was fired in July 2012, the park as a chief deputy scandal, is now working in California in the United States environmental protection agency.
Park officials ability, keep a $20 million special fund, the fund secret is partly a result of national financial and controller's office, depends on the different calculation methods of the difference between accounting. The governor jerry brown signed last year a new law, require departments and compares the annual report introduces in detail how many money, is more than 500 special state funds.
There are at least two budget officials told investigators, they reported Domich hid the money, but he refused to admit that the facts and explain refused to all the knowledge gap and cheating on his role, "the report said.
"So, it is also not sure whether it is reported, Ruth Coleman, in January 2002 as acting director, and continue to serve as directors, until July 2012 decision," the report said.
Leave the ap news, on the phone list, two people named Tom Domich, Coleman and did not immediately return on Friday. Coleman lawyer, Sacramento, Malcolm · siegel refused to comment on the report.
In her letter of resignation, Coleman says she is "don't know" in the park fund excessive balance, but the problem of responsibility.
Harris did not immediately respond to an E-mail last Friday.
Rob Boriskin, who is assistant deputy director, administrative services, from February 2005 to April 2006, told investigators that he recalled that Coleman's attention to this matter, and she told him to focus on "in the larger overall pictures and don't spend so much time doing spreadsheets".
Administrative service department approval unauthorized holiday repurchase program, may, Manuel lopez, former deputy director told investigators that he thinks, Coleman know $20 million gap.
Lopez said, over the past five years, every year Coleman asked him why he park fund failed to receive financial performance award, he will explain, this is because some extra money.
He told investigators, two people even discussion to request the Treasury officials approved flower, "let her know that there are available funds," the report says.
The report said, claim for compensation, Coleman know money is "not reliable".
 



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