NEWS WEEK
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‘ office was recently flagged for potentially “high risk” spending practices, according to a new report.
Willis, whose office is leading the prosecution of former President Donald Trump‘s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the key swing state of Georgia, has been facing mounting scrutiny from critics since she was at the center of a potential ethics violation related to her romantic relationship with a special prosecutor in her office, Nathan Wade. Wade ultimately resigned from the case.
The former president has pleaded not guilty to all charges and has accused Willis of targeting him for political purposes. Since launching the Trump investigation, her conduct has faced heightened scrutiny from conservative critics, including congressional Republicans who have raised questions about her use of federal funds.
According to a report of the Fulton County Procurement Review produced by North Carolina-based accounting firm Cherry Bekaert and published on April 4, the Fulton County sheriff’s office and the Fulton County district attorney’s office were rated as having a “high-risk level” for their procurement and spending activities.
