AG, Auditor At Odds Over Choice Of Independent Auditor
Oklahoma attorney general seeks to select own independent auditor
by Randy Ellis
A dispute has arisen between the Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s office and State Auditor Gary Jones over whether the state attorney general’s office should be allowed to select its own independent auditor.
“I believe that according to statutes we have an obligation to audit them,” Jones told The Oklahoman. “Because he got his feelings hurt over a comment in a newspaper article does not provide an excuse over him being audited.”
An assistant attorney general said the attorney general’s office doesn’t oppose being audited, but believes Jones may have a conflict and an outside auditor should be selected.
Pruitt and Jones are both Republicans.