ST. THOMAS — V.I. Inspector General Steven van Beverhoudt says he is disappointed by the recent leak of a preliminary draft audit of the Board of Education.
The undated, 42-page draft audit detailed rampant financial abuses that included members paying themselves stipends to attend events such as high school graduations and educators’ funerals.
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