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Nov. 5, 2019Jefferson City, MO |  By: AP

Internal audit has not been conducted in MO Attorney General's Office as mandated

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office has
not audited his compliance with conflict-of-interest rules, despite a policy
calling for that.

A spokesman for Schmitt confirmed Monday that the office hasn't conducted an
internal audit since Schmitt took office in January.

The office policy bans the attorney general from accepting campaign
contributions from anyone under investigation by the agency. Records obtained by
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch show the policy also calls for regular internal
audits to ensure compliance with the rule.

Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley implemented the policy when he served as
attorney general. Schmitt kept the policy after he was appointed attorney
general when Hawley joined the Senate.

Spokesman Chris Nuelle said in a statement that the office works every day to
be as "professional and ethical as possible."