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Port Of Seattle Commission Motion in Response to the Findings of the Special Investigative Committee

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In December 2008, the Port of Seattle Commission passed a motion responding to findings of fraud by Port employees, endorsing all recommendations from a Special Investigative Committee report that identified ten instances of fraud. The Commission directed Port staff to cooperate with federal and state legal authorities to pursue action against former employees and contractors involved in the misconduct and to recover lost public funds. The motion also directed the Port's Internal Auditor to review all active contracts involving firms that failed to cooperate with the investigation.

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Port of Seattle Commission motion dated December 9, 2008, responding to the McKay Chadwell, PLLC Investigative Report released December 3, 2008, which found ten instances of fraud committed by Port of Seattle employees. The Commission, including Commissioners Bill Bryant and Gael Tarleton of the Special Investigative Committee established January 22, 2008, endorses all Investigative Report recommendations, directs the CEO to implement them with biweekly progress reports, directs staff to cooperate with the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington State Attorney General’s Office, and King County Prosecutor’s Office on legal action against former employees and contractors, and directs the Internal Auditor to prepare a 2009 Work Plan auditing active contracts with non-cooperating firms. Reaffirms zero tolerance policy for false or misleading information provided to the Commission.

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