State audit of small Missouri village reveals nearly $10,000 missing

LEASBURG, Mo. -- A state audit has uncovered financial and management concerns in the small eastern Missouri town of Leasburg.

State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Monday said an audit found nearly $10,000 was missing from the village, and financial documents were altered to account for the missing funds.

Galloway said the audit also found lax oversight by village officials.

The audit recommends the town's Board of Trustees work with police to seek prosecution of whoever took the money.

A message seeking comment from the village office was not returned.

The audit began after a petition from Leasburg residents. It covered the years 2011 through 2013 and found $9,971 collected by the village never was deposited into village bank accounts.

Galloway said nearly 190 financial records were altered.