(CNN) City auditors in Austin, Texas, say a former public library employee fraudulently bought $1.5 million in printer toner, stole at least $1.3 million worth and then sold it online. The report found evidence that Whited purchased at least $1.5 million in printer toner between October 2007 and July 2019. Auditors estimated that the library system would have only needed about $150,000 worth of toner over that period of time. "Based on our analysis of purchases and actual APL toner needs, it appears Whited stole more than $1.3 million worth of toner," the report said. Library staff said that Whited often volunteered to deliver printer toner to other branch libraries, even though that was other employees' jobs, according to the report.

Source: CNN October 06, 2020 23:26 UTC