BALTIMORE — Maryland's State Department of Assessments and Taxation (DAT) is vowing to crackdown on how their employees use agency issued corporate purchasing cards.

This comes after a legislative audit revealed a former employee potentially spent tens-of-thousands of state dollars on personal luxury items.

Auditors launched an investigation based off a tip provided via a fraud, waste, and abuse hotline.

The employee in question was permitted to make purchases with their corporate card between May 2019 and August 2024.

DAT policy requires supervisors to review and approve logs that ensure charges are for legitimate work related expenses.

A State audit found the employee's supervisors signed off on 23 months worth of logs despite lacking proper documentation.

During that period, the e

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