Yearly fraud and waste audit turns up unapproved wedding, misuse of state vehicle

A yearly report by the Montana Legislative Audit Division on waste, fraud and abuse within the state government saw an increased number of calls to the hotline and 15 instances of theft or suspect theft within Fiscal Year 2022, including one case in which employees of Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks threw a private party inside the Lewis and Clark Caverns state park.

Citizens and state government employees are encouraged to report instances of fraud, waste or abuse through a toll-free hotline, online portal, email, text or even via letter...