YAKIMA — An audit has found that administrators of a University of Washington program to get more low-income students into college claimed almost $50,000 in charges not allowed under federal grants.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the charges happened during a three-year span at the Toppenish office of the GEAR UP program.
According to the UW review, out of 690 transactions scrutinized by the auditors from summer 2010 through summer 2013, 252 expenses valued at $49,302 should not have been charged to the federal GEAR UP grants. Of the nearly $50,000 in question, $2,905 were personal expenses that will be paid back to GEAR UP by employees. The other expenses were not charged to the proper accounts.
The internal audit was prompted by a whistleblower tip.
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