Forensic Audit of Lisbon Why Are They Trying So Hard To Hide Everything?

Forensic Audit of Lisbon

Recently, a friend and resident of Lisbon approached me about why there was no forensic audit performed on the Town of Lisbon.  A forensic audit would provide closure to any wrong doing or corruption in Lisbon.  So why is the Town Council refusing to have a forensic audit?  Is there corruption or embezzlement being covered up?  We will never know until the town has a forensic audit.  There is no statute of limitation on fraud as I understand it.

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/oxford-hills/2012/01/04/waterford-embezzler-makes-regular-payments-town/1135708#.TwROPPZ_ntE.email

 http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=541981775

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Standish-dispatcher-charged-with-stealing-town-gas.html

The above cited articles are examples of what can be uncovered with the assistance of a forensic audit.  Keep in mind, there is a large difference between a yearly audit by an independent company and a forensic audit.  The yearly audit only looks to see if the entries were recorded correctly and a forensic audit will determine if the transaction was a legal transaction or not.

Today a number of forensic audits have been performed on municipalities in Maine resulting in criminal convictions of employee theft of more than $100,000, supported with taxpayer dollars, while the taxpayers and elected officials appear to not have a clue.  Lisbon's democracy's only effective solution to its ongoing 'town mismanagement' is to elect replacement Councilors, rather than continuing  trying to persuade existing elected and appointed officials to have a forensic audit performed.  Remember, this November the town of Lisbon has an opportunity to get rid of three councilors:  Bowie, Pomelow and Lunt.

 Mike Bowie

Lori Pomelow

Mark Lunt

Does anyone wonder what the current status of the misappropriation of the $32,500 dollars is?  Why isn’t the town manager providing monthly updates in order to keep the people informed?   A forensic audit may be able to bring closure to this situation.  So why is the town council fighting so adamantly to keep from having a forensic  audit?

Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen