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Richmond School Board neglected fraud tiplines, left email unread for at least 10 years

The Richmond School Board’s tiplines for fraud, waste and abuse within the district were neglected by its audit services department, with a whistleblower report finding that hundreds of emails were left unread for at least ten years.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond School Board’s tiplines for fraud, waste and abuse within the district were neglected by its audit services department, with a whistleblower report finding that hundreds of emails were left unread for at least ten years.

During a scheduled meeting of the school board’s Finance and Audit Committee on Jan. 28, committee members were briefed on this whistleblower report by Doug Graeff, the Director of Internal Audit.