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Nov 8, 2007 10:34 am US/Pacific

Spending History Of Indicted O.C. Sheriff Examined

 Sheriff Carona's Indictment (PDF)

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CBS) ― Orange County officials launched an audit of Sheriff Michael S. Carona's office spending going back to 1999, when he became sheriff.

The county's audit oversight committee met Wednesday and decided to look at 21 accounts in the Sheriff's Department, including petty cash, Supervisor John Moorlach said in remarks reported by the Los Angeles Times.

County Auditor-Controller David Sundstrom said the probe was precautionary, sparked by Carona's federal indictment on public corruption charges. He said auditors will also examine the sheriff's travel on county business, The Times reported.

County officials also want to block Carona's access to a county credit card issued to his department while he is on a self-imposed 60-day paid leave, although they are not certain that that he now carries one.

The sheriff is accused of a broad conspiracy to sell access to his office for tens of thousands of dollars and gifts, such as a boat, pricey watches and tickets to the World Series and a Las Vegas boxing match. He is not accused of using public funds for personal use.

Carona has pleaded not guilty, as has his wife, Deborah, and Debra V. Hoffman, identified in court documents as his longtime mistress.

"There is no indication by reading the indictment or through other sources that there's any nefarious activity in the Sheriff's Department," Sundstrom said, according to The Times.

But Moorlach said Carona "shouldn't be using county funds" after he goes on administrative leave tomorrow and asked the auditor's office to bar him from using a county credit card or other public assets.

Carona will be paid $33,166 over the 60 days that he is working on his defense.

(© 2007 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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