Audit Reveals Loophole That Allowed Stan "Pampy" Barre & Oliver Thomas To Carry Out Their Scheme

Do you want to know why it was so easy for imprisoned ex-council president, Oliver Thomas and convicted felon, Stan "Pampy" Barre to carry out their bribery scheme? The answer:

"The city does not have systems of internal controls in place to deter and detect improper influences related to awarding contracts for public works and purchases of material and supplies."

The City's response:

"We created the Inspector General's Office, last year, as a means to stave off fraud and corruption."

Well that sounds like a couple of bribes too late before the Inspector General's office was created.