A troubling tip led to further scrutiny which eventually ended in a state investigation that exposed reported misappropriations of more than $500,000 of taxpayers’ money in the Town of Tarboro.
While it was Tarboro Town Council that officially requested North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood to investigate the purchasing and expenses practices of former town manager Sam Noble, it was current town manager Alan Thornton who approached council with the matter.
“Certain things were brought to my attention a couple of years ago,” said Thornton, who became town manager after Noble retired in June 2011. “I looked into those things. After looking into it and doing some checking, I didn’t have a good comfort level with what was discovered.
“I took the information to council, and council decided to have the state auditor look into it.”
Wood’s report, which was released to the public on July 22, revealed that between 2006 and 2011, Noble made purchases, received reimbursements and charged travel expenses to the town that were “unnecessary” in the performance of his duties.
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