BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- An audit of Erie County's policies and internal controls for its fleet of more than 1,200 vehicles found a lack of oversight, weak and ambiguous policies, and poor internal controls that create a system ripe for abuse.

The audit revealed in staggering detail significant non-compliance with reporting fringe benefits for take-home cars to the IRS, weak oversight of the county's gas supply, and "non-cooperation" from the Erie County Sheriff's Office, which auditors said prevented them from completing a comprehensive review of the agency's fleet.

Auditors said ambiguous language in the county's motor vehicle policy fails to clearly spell out who has authority and oversight of the fleet.

Some employees operating county vehicles are not registered in a DMV database tha

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