Questions raised about Oklahoma agency budget issues
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The former chief financial officer of the Oklahoma State Department of Health alleges another state agency knew of and tried to hide the Health Department's multimillion dollar budget woes.
The Oklahoman reports that Mike Romero's allegations raise questions about whether the Office of Management and Enterprise Services knew about the department's financial issues.
Romero resigned on Thursday, saying in his resignation letter that the department's leadership was "compromised."
The department has dismissed Romero's allegations, saying they're baseless and part of a bizarre change in behavior after officials raised issues with his job performance.