California’s top fiscal watchdog botched staff payments, let managers work from Idaho, Alabama
A state audit found that California Controller Malia Cohen’s office overpaid staff and allowed managers to work remotely from other states while attempting to conceal the arrangement.
Controller Malia Cohen’s office was called out in a new state audit for overpaying staff and then cooking up an odd reimbursement scheme, potentially violating state law. Two managers also worked from Idaho and Alabama and tried to hide it.
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