Excelsior Estates audit reveals misconduct

Excelsior Estates audit reveals misconduct

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The Missouri State Auditor’s Office (MSAO) has released a report revealing misconduct following an audit of the City of Excelsior Estates.The audit was initiated in response to a whistleblower complaint and revealed $37,000 in improper payments. Additionally, it uncovered more than $200,000 in questionable payments to a business associated with Gary Fesenmeyer Sr., former Excelsior Estates mayor, according to MSAO. Official charges have not yet been accepted and/or released to the media.Upon their arrival, officials from MSAO were confronted with a grim scene as they commenced their audit of the City of Excelsior Estates. The municipality was in a state of complete disarray, with crucial financial records missing and other vital city records haphazardly stowed in a makeshift camper trailer fashioned from the bed of a pickup truck, according to MSAO. It was revealed that Fesenmeyer had potentially squandered hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars t...

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