Audit of the St. Charles County Sheriff's Department's Equitable Sharing Program Activities, O'Fallon, Missouri.

摘要

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division, has completed an audit of the use of DOJ equitable sharing revenues by the St. Charles County, Missouri, Sheriffs Department (Sheriffs Department). Equitable sharing revenues represent a share of the proceeds from the forfeiture of assets seized in the course of certain criminal investigations.1 During the period of January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the St. Charles County Sheriffs Department was awarded $1,671,647 in DOJ equitable sharing revenues to support law enforcement operations. The objectives of the audit were to assess whether equitably shared cash and property received by the St. Charles County Sheriffs Department were accounted for properly and used for allowable purposes as defined by the applicable regulations and guidelines.