Financial Audit

Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2000 Gao ID: AIMD-00-310 September 29, 2000

The report presents the results of GAO audits of expenditures reported by seven offices of independent counsel, as required by law, and one office of special counsel that is authorized to fund operations from the Department of Justice's permanent, indefinite appropriation for funding independent counsel activities. The statements of expenditures were fairly presented in all material respects, and a limited consideration of internal controls disclosed no material weaknesses. The audits included limited tests of compliance with laws and regulations, which disclosed no reportable instances of noncompliance with the laws and regulations tested.

GAO noted that: (1) the statements of expenditures presented for the offices of seven independent counsel and one special counsel were fairly presented in all material respects; (2) GAO's consideration of internal controls disclosed no material weaknesses; and (3) GAO's audits included limited tests of compliance with laws and regulations that disclosed no reportable instances of noncompliance with the laws and regulations GAO tested.



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