Almost $11,000 is unaccounted for in an internal audit of a northern Illinois sheriff’s department’s towing fund. The Ogle County Sheriff's Department expects the audit to take a couple of months.
The forensic audit also found about $61,000 in fees were not deposited in the county's general fund as required.
The investigation began after a forensic auditor could not account for the money in the administrative tow fund, which was controlled by former Sheriff Michael Harn. An ordinance allows the sheriff's department to charge $350 to tow vehicles.
Brian VanVickle was sworn in as sheriff last month. He says files were missing from computers the former sheriff and his executive assistant previously used.