Oklahoma Attorney General won't release audit on Health Department spending

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor won’t release an investigative audit into state Health Department spending that his predecessor requested in 2020.

The audit isn’t a public record and will remain confidential because it is part of the agency’s litigation and investigatory files, a spokeswoman for O’Connor said in an email.

In April 2020, then-Attorney General Mike Hunter asked the state auditor to investigate spending at the state Health Department, including the use of federal relief funds. Hunter’s request came following reports of drastic measures the agency had taken to secure protective equipment during the pandemic, including an attempt to spend $9.5 million to buy N95 masks from a company under investigation by the FBI.

Hunter resigned on May 26, 2021. Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed O’Connor about two months later.

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