Audit finds questionable spending by Schwarzenegger aide
Saturday, April 1, 2006
(04-01) 11:47 PST SACRAMENTO, (AP) --
Auditors found questionable spending by state Education Secretary Alan Bersin when he was superintendent of schools in San Diego.
The audit, conducted for the San Diego Unified School District by a law firm, Loeb & Loeb, looked at Bersin's handling of more than $630,000 in tax-deductible donations made by individuals and corporations to an education innovation fund.
The audit said Bersin spent the money as he wanted, often reimbursing himself for personal and business expenses. There were also undocumented reimbursements and possible double-billings, auditors said.
School district officials have forwarded the audit to the state attorney general, Fair Political Practices Commission and Internal Revenue Service to determine if any laws were broken.
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