Greene County Sheriff Jonathan Benison spent $5 million from bingo operations that he oversees in the county for unauthorized purposes and has been ordered to repay the money.

The findings came in a report released Friday by the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts that covered the sheriff’s operations from Oct. 1, 2018 through April 30, 2024.

The audit findings will be sent to the state attorney general and district attorney for collection, the report says.

Benison did not immediately return a phone call from al.com to his office.

The findings included:

Inadequate or no supporting documentation for $3.16 million paid directly to county employees from the bingo fund. The payments were in addition to the employees’ salaries paid by the county commission and were reporte

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