Report released by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick Tuesday details what an investigation found during former Democratic St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's tenure.

Former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spent more than $50,000 without permission and allowed the rate of cases processed to crater while spending nearly 35 work days taking nursing courses, an audit ...

A new audit uncovers patterns of mismanagement and neglect within the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office during Kim Gardner's tenure as the city’s chief prosecutor.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner sits behind her attorneys in a courtroom on April 18, 2023, in St. Louis, in ...

Missouri's audit reveals fiscal mismanagement and lowered efficacy in Kim Gardner's tenure as St. Louis Circuit Attorney.

an audit from the Missouri state auditor said. Former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner spent more than $50,000 without permission and allowed the rate of cases processed to crater while spending ...

Issues included Gardner spending long stretches of time off work to take nursing classes and misuse of office funds.

Gardner attended classes at St. Louis University or completed clinical work on 40 separate occasions over nearly two years instead of showing up to work at the downtown courthouse, the audit says.

“In my view, the driving force was Kim Gardner’s failure to make her job as circuit attorney her top priority,” Fitzpatrick told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The audit found Gardner spent ...