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Audit Looks Further into West Virginia Supreme Court Travel

Perry Bennett
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West Virginia Legislative Photography
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Margaret Workman addresses the Legislature's Post Audits Subcommittee on May 20, 2018.

An audit has looked further into West Virginia Supreme Court employees' travel expenses.

The audit was released Sunday during legislative interim meetings in Charleston.

It found Justice Robin Davis reserved a court vehicle seven times where a destination was provided but no purpose was specified to substantiate the vehicle's use.

The audit also found ex-court administrator Steve Canterbury had 20 instances of renting a car for personal use and was improperly reimbursed $911. In addition, he reserved a court vehicle six times without providing a purpose or destination.

The audit found during an IRS audit of the court's 2015 federal employment tax returns, it did not provide information regarding Justice Menis Ketchum's use of a court vehicle for commuting.

An earlier audit found Ketchum and Justice Allen Loughry ignored mandatory reporting guidelines for personal use of state-owned vehicles.

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