Audit Shows North Carolina ABC Wasted Over $13 Million

An audit of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission wasted as much as $13 million in taxpayer dollars over the last 13 years. The major issues were that the commission did not procure, administer or monitor its contract costs for warehousing and distribution service contract with a company called LB&B, and that it was renting warehouse space it kept empty."There was just no overview, no oversight," says state auditor Beth Wood in an interview. "There was no monitoring of