Financial Audit

Independent Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 1996 Gao ID: AIMD-96-166 September 30, 1996

This report presents the results of GAO's audits of expenditures reported by six offices of independent counsel for the six months ended March 31, 1996. GAO found that the statements of expenditures for the offices of independent counsel Arlin M. Adams/Larry D. Thompson, David M. Barrett, Joseph E. diGenova/Michael F. Zeldin, Daniel S. Pearson, Donald C. Smaltz, and Kenneth W. Starr were reliable in all material respects. GAO's review of internal controls disclosed no material weaknesses. Further, GAO found no reportable noncompliance with laws and regulations.

GAO found that: (1) the counsels' statements of expenditures were reliable in all material respects and fairly presented the respective expenditures of their offices for the 6 months ended March 31, 1996; (2) there were no material internal control weaknesses in the counsels' reporting of expenditures; and (3) there was no reportable noncompliance with selected applicable laws or regulations.



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