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The Aud PodAuthor: Office of the Washington State Auditor
A podcast from the Office of the Washington State Auditor? Yes, your dream has come true. OK, maybe you think it will be about boring and complicated audit stuff but we plan to confound your expectations. Our goal with The Aud Pod is to give you some inside scoop on what we do, make our work easier to understand and also share how we help local and state governments along the way. Join us for some real #GoodGovernment talk. Email us any time at socialmedia@sao.wa.gov. Thanks for listening! Language: en Genres: Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Fighting fraud in government: How SAO’s efforts help protect public resources
Wednesday, 12 November, 2025
In Washington state, governments lose on average $52,000 per fraud incident. From 2021 through October 2025, the Office of the Washington State Auditor investigated and reported on more than $6 million in misappropriated funds, and reviewed cases totaling another $14 million in cyber-related losses.In his episode of the Aud Pod, we talk with a key player helping lead the fight against fraud in government: Brandi Pritchard, SAO’s Assistant Director of Special Investigations.With 20+ years of experience at SAO, Brandi brings a wealth of expertise and insight to the conversation which explores emerging trends, the types of people that commit fraud, the reasons why they commit fraud, and resources governmentscan use to help detect and deter the misappropriation of public funds.The fraud-prevention resources mentioned in our podcast can be found at https://sao.wa.gov/fraudAs always, if you have a question, topic suggestionor other feedback, send us an email at webmaster@sao.wa.gov. Thanks for listening!
