DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A state auditor’s report released Thursday says an Iowa Department of Human Services employee filed more than $10,000 worth of improper or unsupported travel claims over three years.
State Auditor Rob Sand said in the report that a Dallas County social worker claimed more than $3,100 in excess mileage for some trips and also claimed reimbursement for work-related travel on days she was out sick or on vacation. The report covered the workers filings in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The special investigation was requested by department officials who suspected wrongdoing by the social worker. Sand says copies of his office’s report have been filed with Des Moines police, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Polk County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.
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