Blackburn Slams Memphis Schools After ‘Deeply Disturbing’ Audit Showing $54 Million Spent on Possible Fraud, Including $48 Million to Janitorial Company

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U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Wednesday called the 667-page audit published this week by the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury “deeply disturbing,” highlighting the more than $100 million in suspicious spending outlined by investigators. 

“This audit is deeply disturbing. Instead of prioritizing our children, the Memphis-Shelby County School system spent nearly $100 million on waste, fraud, and abuse,” wrote Blackburn in a post to X.

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