| Organization: | Office of the State Auditor |
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| Date published: | November 23, 2023 |
Executive Summary
In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance audit of certain activities of the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office (PCDA) for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
The purpose of our audit was to determine the following:
- whether PCDA made forfeiture trust fund expenditures in accordance with Section 47(d) of Chapter 94C of the General Laws;
- whether PCDA ensured that forfeited assets from closed cases were collected, deposited, and distributed in accordance with Section 47(d) of Chapter 94C of the General Laws; and
- whether PCDA ensured that its employees completed cybersecurity awareness training in accordance with Sections 6.2.3 and 6.2.4 of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s Information Security Risk Management Standard IS.010.
Below is a summary of our findings and recommendations, with links to each page listed.
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Finding 1 |
PCDA underpaid the Brockton Police Department by $6,638. |
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Recommendation |
PCDA should ensure that it accurately distributes forfeited assets to police departments. |
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Finding 2 |
PCDA did not provide cybersecurity awareness training to its employees. |
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Recommendations |
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