A complaint has been filed with
the Office of the State Auditor, Hector Balderas.
Complaint of Fraud, Waste and Abuse, the Office of the State Auditor, Hector Balderas.
by Albuquerque Public Schools
Recently, the results of the Moss Adam APS audit were presented to the APS audit committee, approved by the board, and forwarded to the Office of the State Auditor.
The audit results contain a fraud.
Both the administrative and executive branches of the APS
have denied a principled resolution (of) this allegation.
They will take no testimony, they will gather no evidence,
they will make no attempt to (seek) the truth.
They will not even acknowledge on the record,
that an allegation has been made.
That refusal on its face, is proof that the leadership of the APS
does not offer principled resolution of complaints
made against them.
They cannot possibly represent that they meet federal
regulations covering the fielding of complaints
and then affording them due process,
without committing a fraud.
The Specific Fraud
During the meeting where the results of the Moss Adams APS
audit were presented to the APS Audit Committee,
APS Chief Financial Officer, Gina Hickman,testified
that APS had met the federal regulations regarding
whistle blower programs.
That representation is fraudulent.
There is incontrovertible evidence that APS SilentWhistle
is nothing more than a forwarding mail box,
that delivers complaints into the hands of those against whom
the complaints are made,
to be summarily closed, without principled resolution,
and by the very same people.
APS’ Fraud, Waste and Abuse Hotline is itself; fraud,
waste and abuse.
To represent that it is anything but, is deliberately dishonest.
To represent that it is anything but,
to the Office of the State Auditor
must surely break the law.
I have copies of all of the communications between the APS and
myself. There are records stored at SilentWhistle.
APS leadership and their lawyers not only have all of those
copies, but copies of the clandestine communications between
administrators and board members regarding the allegation,
and the complainant.
The issue is not whether there is evidence of fraud.
The issue is whether APS administrators and board members
can prevent the principled resolution of a legitimate complaint,
even in violation of the law.
The issue is whether APS administrators and board members
can use public resources to litigate against the public interests.
It is about whether the abuse of power, and legal weaselry
will trump public the interest, again.
I am counting on the Office of the State Auditor
to require the leadership of the APS to stop stonewalling this
complaint, and to respond on the record,
and rather immediately.
If that is not possible,
the evidence is of no use anyway.
filed upon posting; Office of the State Auditor
1 comment:
Suppose that a highly qualified applicant was not even offered an interview, while obviously less qualified applicants were promoted to the open position(s), all verifiable by reviewing the resumes and hiring process. To whom would anybody who knew or cared complain? The dept itself? HR? Silent whistle? Assuming that any of the above would (or could)handle the complaint in a way that did not invite retaliation, what would be the point?
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