Auditor's office reviews citizen's complaints

RITZVILLE – Adams County Commissioners heard from the Washington State Auditor's office April 26, after a citizen voiced several complaints about the Adams County Sheriff's office.

Sean Bates of Othello contacted the State Auditor's Office Citizen Hotline with concerns about alleged selling of forfeited homes and personal property before the statutorily allowed time in order to benefit the department; an employee's wife allegedly purchasing a vehicle from the seized vehicles/drug-forfeited vehicles pool without the proper procedure being followed; and cars and properties allegedly being seized...