The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor initiated an investigative audit in response to allegations received regarding the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff’s Office). The results of our investigative audit include two findings related to the Sheriff’s Office’s inmate funds.

These findings include:

1)     The Sheriff’s Office did not return $19,272 to 914 individuals that were released from custody.

2)     The Sheriff’s Office did not reconcile the inmate fund bank account, which contained an unsupported balance of $354,804.

Details about each item are provided in the Findings and Recommendations section of the report. The Sheriff’s Office agreed with the findings and recommendations in the report.

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