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Ohio's former Highway Patrol chief accused of faulty reporting

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The Associated Press Updated 4:00 PM Tuesday, November 3, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An investigation has found that Ohio's former Highway Patrol chief failed to disclose an internal patrol account as the source of meals he was reimbursed for.

The report says Richard Collins should have listed the account as the reimbursement source for $167 in meals in 2007 and $183 in meals in 2008 as required by law.

The reimbursement was for a few meals that Collins bought for others at patrol-related events.

Collins, who resigned in August, says he's working with the Ohio Ethics Commission to resolve the matter.

The report by the state Inspector General also found problems with the management of the patrol academy gift store, which funded the internal account.

The report says no one kept track of store inventory or how much was sold.

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November 03, 2009 08:10 PM EST

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How much did the taxpayers have to pay to find out he spent $340 in meals over a two year period? Is somebody going to investigate the State Inspector General for waste and abuse for investigating this matter?

Regular Guy
6:19 PM, 11/3/2009

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Yeah, this is incredible that they are going after this guy for this after they already ran him out. Is this piling on?

Interesting that we can comment on this but not on former Butler County commissioner Fox who has a highway named for him and is under indictment. Never name something after a living person.

Edward
5:55 PM, 11/3/2009

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Is this for real??? How much did the investigation cost vs the ~$400 in meals. We are doomed.

CE
5:04 PM, 11/3/2009

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