OKLAHOMA CITY (KNWA/KFTA) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has ordered an investigative audit into the state's Department of Education after former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' resignation.

In a letter to Cindy Byrd, the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, Drummond cited several concerns regarding spending practices by current and former OSDE staff members under Walters.

"Now that former State Superintendent Ryan Walters has formally resigned, a number of current and previous OSDE staff have raised credible concerns about the spending practices under his leadership," Drummond wrote.

Drummond said Walters "had a documented history of mismanaging tax dollars." He said Byrd's office "exposed" Walters for granting "blanket approval" for families to buy Xboxes, refrigerat

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