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State's LCB Probe Extended As Allegations Continue

SNOW HILL — The official audit has begun, but the investigation is scheduled to continue far longer than was originally expected. Auditors from the State Comptroller’s Office descended on the Liquor Control Board for Worcester County’s (LCB) Snow Hill headquarters this week to conduct the official audit of the quasi-governmental monopoly, but the investigation concerning allegations against unfair practices and procedures has been extended, according to state officials. “Based on the number of allegations that continue to come to the surface, as well as things that we are finding, the investigation is definitely going much longer than we originally thought,” said Comptroller’s Office spokesperson Christine Feldman. “The findings from the audit should take a few weeks, and I’m not sure how long the investigation will take at this point.” Feldman said that the state’s investigators must look into any and all accusations against the LCB, but the office is staying tightlipped about what it is finding, and Feldman said results from the off... [more]
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