A review by auditors of the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney’s office during Wesley Bell’s tenure didn’t find substantial wrongdoing , but the limited investigation left some county council members disappointed.

The Missouri state auditor’s office reviewed credit card statements, travel expenses, Sunshine Law compliance and whether prosecutors use county time to work secondary jobs as judges or prosecutors for other municipalities.

Auditors said the review was limited in scope by its nature — the council requested an investigation earlier this year and not an audit, which auditors said would produce more thorough results. Auditors reviewed the prior year or two under former Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.

Auditors found that the prosecuting attorney’s office regularly res

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