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Audit reveals depth of Askins' fraud
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An audit of Upper Cumberland Development District activities by the Tennessee Comptroller’s office was released last week. The investigation focused on Jan. 1, 2010 through Dec. 31, 2011 and found a surplus of overspending and a lack of internal control.“I’m concerned with every bit of it, of course,” said UCDD executive director Mark Farley of the report. “A lot of it is anomaly type situations.