Connecticut to audit every town's use of federal CARES Act funding

State officials are set to launch an expansive audit into how Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal relief funding — money that was meant to help local governments cover emergency costs during the pandemic.

The state Office of Policy and Management informed local officials on Nov. 19 that it had hired an independent auditing firm to examine how each municipality in Connecticut used federal CARES Act money that was distributed last year.

The rollout of the statewide audit comes on the heels of an FBI investigation into the alleged misuse of federal aid in West Haven.

The FBI arrested two former West Haven employees, including former state Democratic lawmaker Michael DiMassa, for allegedly funneling more than $636,000 in federal relief funds to a shell company they controlled.

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