Updated, a link to the wrong report was posted previously.
King County mishandled at least hundreds of thousands in federal money from a justice department block grant program, according to a recent report from the Washington State Auditor.
The county, Washington state’s most populous, misspent close to $400,000 of federal money and failed to meet numerous program requirements — inlcuding that the money be used for new spending rather than be used to offset budget cuts:
The county disputed some conclusions but agreed that the money had been misspent, but said it would seek retroactive approval from the Department of Justice.
