KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Hickman Mills School District is now launching its own internal investigation into potential misuse of taxpayer funds as Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick said his initial findings should make taxpayers “really upset.” Advertisement

In two weeks as the interim superintendent, Dr. Dennis Carpenter has already tried to rein in the chance of school funds being misused.

“In 14 days, we’ve gone from 47 credit cards in the district, I believe, down to about three,” Carpenter said.

On Thursday, State Auditor Fitzpatrick announced a full audit would be conducted into the Hickman Mills School District. His office’s initial investigation from a whistleblower complaint turned up evidence of misused taxpayer money.

One red flag was a school-funded trip to Ghana. Fit

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