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NC town’s finance director took $430,000. Documents show Spring Lake’s financial woes. 

The town of Spring Lake was twice audited by the state, resulting in extensive audits released in 2016 and 2022. Both audits found mismanagement of the town’s finances and recommendations for how to resolve them.

Read the two audits below.

Spring Lake 2016 audit by Jessaca on Scribd

Here’s a memo to Gay Tucker, the Spring Lake former finance director, that spells out her duties as the town’s purchasing card program administrator.

SpringLake-tuckermemo by Dan Kane on Scribd

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Josh Shaffer is a general assignment reporter on the watch for “talkers,” which are stories you might discuss around a water cooler. He has worked for The News & Observer since 2004 and writes a column about unusual people and places.
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