i didn t know much about the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy from the story, but i think it s excellent framing. what prompted you and your office to open an inquiry over this contract? what sort of responsibility do you have over this type of county level expenditure? you know, the beauty and new mexico is we have the office of the state auditor that oversees and audits government transactions and the expenditures of the taxpayers resources in our state. the important evasions we have at the office of the state of the resort special investigation divisions. that s really driven by engagement with the public when they have concerns about waste fraud and abuse. a whistle blower anonymously provided a complaint to our office about this expenditure. when we did do a review we determined it was appropriate to open up an investigation exam on this particular transaction where gathering
looking into the contract in otero county. mr. cologne, thank you for joining us tonight. great to be with you, rachel. thank you for having me. did i get any of that wrong or is that any part of this that s important to the story that i left out? no, i think you gotta just exactly right. i didn t know much about the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy from the story, but i think it s excellent framing. would prompted you and your office to open an inquiry over this contract? what sort of responsibility do you have for this type of county level expenditure? you know, the beauty and new mexico is we have the office of the state auditor that oversees and audits government transactions and the expenditures of the taxpayers resources in our state. the important evasions we have at the office of the state of the resort special investigation divisions. that s really driven by engagement with the public when they have concerns about waste abuse. waste fraud and abuse.