An external legal firm is conducting “an independent outside review” into allegations of wastage of taxpayer dollars in a tort claim filed against the city of Anaheim, according to city spokesperson Mike Lyster.

Former purchasing agent Kari Bouffard filed the legal claim against the city in June alleging she was fired for raising concerns that the city’s top finance official, Debbie Moreno, was enabling fraud, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars and lying to the City Council.

Lyster told LAist Friday an outside law firm was conducting the review of the department in general and was not focused on any potential wrongdoing on behalf of Moreno.

“ There is no review of our finance director and none is warranted at this time. She continues to serve as she has for more than 20 years,” he tol

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