Office of Internal Audit

Palm Tree Investigation Ending, Report Expected Soon

Gerard Albert III/Editor-in-Chief The Office of Internal Audit is finalizing their report on the purchase of over 2,000 palm trees at Florida International University. The three month investigation and audit involved interviewing administration and combing through public records. It focused on the decision to purchase trees from Manuel Diaz Farms, a company with a long […]

FIU Under Investigation For Shady Palm Tree Purchase

Gerard Albert III/ Editor-in-Chief The Office of Internal Audit is launching an audit into the purchase of over 2,000 palm trees at the University. An audit consists of interviewing, combing through public records and any information from whistleblowers. The Office of Internal Audit is responsible for conducting investigations for all allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse […]

Audit reveals distance learning fee revenue spent outside of statute

Students are petitioning for its elimination and President Mark B. Rosenberg is unsure of how it can be reduced, but the Office of Internal Audit may have found a way to lower FIU Online’s distance learning fee.

Libraries respond to audit’s criticism by restoring policy on overdue books

University Libraries have responded to auditors by restoring its policy on overdue books that will end the “informal exception” for faculty. Photo by CACC North Library, courtesy of Creative Commons. Madison Fantozzi/News director University Libraries said they had no simple answer when the Office of Internal Audit reported 1,300 overdue library items loaned to 268 […]

Library audit reveals missing textbooks loaned by staff

Madison Fantozzi/ Asst. News Director Books check out but do not check back in to University Libraries. Instead, they reside in faculty offices with high nightly rates. The Office of Internal Audit reports a potential loss of $133,000 in library material: 1,330 overdue library items loaned to 268 faculty members as of June 2012 in […]

Costly violations discovered from audit

An audit found Parking & Transportation in violation of several rules and regulations resulting in a loss of more than $100,000.
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