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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FCSO Statement Regarding Auditor’s Inquiry Sheriff Baldwin Commits to Full Cooperation May 3, 2018 – Columbus, OH This morning, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the State of Ohio Auditor’s Office of a concern regarding the funding of the FCSO Investigations Division. As a result of this, the Sheriff’s Office is working with the Auditor to openly address this, and will continue to fully cooperate during their inquiry. Sheriff Baldwin stressed the importance of an open process, “As soon as I was made aware of this issue, I notified the Auditor that my office would work openly to ensure transparency throughout this process.” As this is an open inquiry, we cannot comment any further at this time.
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