HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- While in Tampa Monday morning, Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said his office is going around the state trying to eliminate wasteful spending on a local level.

A DOGE audit on Hillsborough County began.

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That’s why the CFO said they're not slowing down any time soon. Their report will take about 60 days, and Hillsborough County said its wisely investing and safeguarding taxpayer dollars in Florida’s third most populated county.

"We are finding pretty egregious examples of waste fraud and abuse,” said Blaise Ingoglia, Florida's Chief Financial Officer. “Obviously, today is the first day for Hillsborough County." Ingoglia said property taxes have skyrocketed over the past five y

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