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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Petro Audit Shows Thousands Spent On Frivolity. |
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February 26, 2001 |
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Ohio's auditor wants to know why a non-profit child placement agency in Newark spent more than $700,000 on a luxury car lease, tickets to athletic events at Ohio State University, and country club memberships.
Auditor Jim Petro says his audit of Symbiont NFP shows the agency, which has a government contract to place children in foster homes, finds many questionable expenditures. |
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Auditor Jim Petro (0:21) 
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| But one of the owners of the agency says the auditors report doesn't tell the whole story. John Vela says the numbers in Petro's audit simply don't add up. |
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John Vela (0:15)
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| Petro's audit suggests that the state agency that oversees foster care should work with county and federal agencies to recover the more than $700,000 in question. This audit is the sixth of 25 reviews that Petro is conducting for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. |
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