Auditor: $3.7 Million in TPS Bond Money Was Mismanaged by Former Employee

Tulsa Public Schools audit finds nearly $4M in misspent bond funds

A state audit alleges a former Tulsa schools official and contractors defrauded the district of millions.

State audit finds $3.73 million in misspent Tulsa Public Schools bond funds

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd presents the findings of her office's second audit of Tulsa Public Schools on Tuesday at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — A former bond director at Tulsa Public Schools wrongly profited from millions of dollars meant for student facilities, a state audit alleged Tuesday. State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd released the final installment of h…

Auditor: $3.7 million in TPS bond money was mismanaged by former employee

State Auditor Cindy Byrd said an audit on Tulsa Public Schools' bond department found more than $3.7 million misspent and mismanaged under the leadership of Chris Hudgins, who was charged in June.

State audit details alleged misuse of Tulsa Public Schools bond and rebate funds

The second part of an audit into Tulsa Public Schools has been released.

Drummond Says Additional Charges Possible After Tulsa Schools Audit

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says additional criminal charges are possible following the release of a forensic audit examining Tulsa Public Schools bond spending. The audit, released Tuesday by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd, follows an investigation that resulted in charges in June against former TPS administrator Chris Hudgins and two associates. “This audit confirms what our June charges already made clear: bond dollars meant to repair and improve Tulsa schools were instead treated as someone’s personal piggy bank,” Drummond said. “My office is reviewing the full audit now, and we are not finished. Additional charges are on the table.” Hudgins, Gayle Gwinup and Thomas McKenna currently face 27 counts involving allegations of conspiracy, embezzlement and kickbacks. All three are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.

State audit finds $3.73M in misspent Tulsa Public Schools bond funds

State audit reveals $3.73 million in misspent Tulsa Public Schools bond funds linked to former bond director Charles Christopher Hudgins.