An updated audit of the Santa Ana Police Officers Association's finances has determined that the city did not overpay the union, contrary to the initial probe's findings.

Last week, Councilman Benjamin Vazquez accused the union of financial misconduct after the initial audit revealed that the city had overpaid the SAPOA's health benefits account by $3 million in 2023. Despite the apparent overpayment, the union reported a nearly $609,000 deficit for its health benefit account.

The Santa Ana Police Officers Association vehemently denied the allegations, describing them in a statement as "simply untrue and distorted.

"We are shocked, outraged, and also saddened by the accusations made by Mayor Pro Tem Vasquez," SAPOA president John Kachirisky wrote in a statement. "We welcomed the aud

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