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Audit slams oversight of Quinn anti-violence programs

A state audit has found that anti-violence programs administered by former Gov. Pat Quinn lost nearly $4 million in questionable expenses or unspent funds never collected.

The review by Auditor General Frank Mautino covered three programs designed to fight violence. Including the "Neighborhood Recovery Initiative" that Quinn's office developed in 2010 as he was running for election to a full term. Questions about program spending helped defeat his 2014 re-election bid. 

The audit found problems with how grant recipients were chosen, how contracts were written, how spending was monitored and how unspent funds went uncollected. 

John Maki is director of the Criminal Justice Information Authority under current Gov. Bruce Rauner. He says the agency accepts the findings and is making improvements.

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