Episode 1 - The audit of Ray County and the mystery of the 76 hams

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In the first episode of the World's Greatest Audit Podcast, we discuss the audit of Ray County, Missouri that was released in October of 2023. The audit gave Ray County a rating of "poor" and identified nearly $3,000 in missing money, as well as more than $5,500 in questionable purchases made by the Ray County Sheriff's Office including beer, cigarettes, and 76 hams. The report, which was a regularly scheduled audit of the county, also called for improvements to controls and procedures in both the Ray County Sheriff's Office and the Ray County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Editor's note - The audit looks at the time former Ray County Sheriff Garry Bush occupied the office. During the audit work, audit staff had cooperation from then Sheriff Scott Childers. Childers later resigned from office and was stripped of his Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certification for issues unrelated to those covered in the audit.
All music in the podcast written and produced by Bobby Showers and the Bobby Showers Band. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bobby-showers-band/450832676

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1. Episode 1 - The audit of Ray County and the mystery of the 76 hams (00:00:00)

2. Intro to the Ray County audit (00:02:17)

3. The purchase of 76 hams (00:04:56)

4. Other purchases raise red flags (00:07:25)

5. Media strategy driven by hams (00:10:13)

6. Efforts of the former sheriff to hide evidence and missing money (00:16:41)

7. Other issues in the sheriff's office (00:21:21)

8. The audit rating applies to the entire county (00:26:39)

9. Findings related to other aspects of county government (00:29:01)

10. County responses indicate Ray County officials are working in good faith to implement findings (00:32:16)

11. What happened with the 76 hams? (00:35:31)