That same month, internal auditors also caught a former Austin Energy employee routing nearly a million dollars in public funds to fake vendors over six years.
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Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Without evidence, Crane suggested that if the department reviewed commissary data for the last 10 years the auditors would’ve found more misspending of the funds.
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