{"id":5081,"date":"2026-07-21T07:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5081"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T07:04:19","slug":"nc-audit-finds-duplicate-payments-missing-paperwork-in-zebulon-after-anonymous-tip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5081","title":{"rendered":"NC audit finds duplicate payments, missing paperwork in Zebulon after anonymous tip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zebulon \u2014 which has had four different town managers during the past two years \u2014 is facing scrutiny over its financial oversight in a new state auditor\u2019s report released Monday.<\/p>\n

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The report found the town was missing a contract for work done in 2025, accidentally drew more than $16,000 from a town employee\u2019s bank account and sent duplicate payments for services.<\/p>\n

The report was conducted after an anonymous tip, according to the auditor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

It comes less than a week after another report, 2,600-pages long, detailed what the auditor called extravagant spending<\/a> practices in Cary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile some errors were ultimately corrected, better controls would have prevented these problems from occurring in the first place,\u201d State Auditor Dave Boliek said in a statement on Monday. \u201cThe Town of Zebulon has been cooperative throughout this process and recognized the importance of sound government practices. As the taxpayers\u2019 watchdog, the State Auditor\u2019s Office will continue to engage with local governments when needed, providing transparency and accountability to all corners of North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n

The town of Zebulon, about 24 miles east of downtown Raleigh, was billed for at least $4,500 worth of consulting work done by former interim Town Manager Taiwo Jaiyeoba in January 2025.<\/p>\n

Jaiyeoba, a former city manager of Greensboro, filled in as manager for Zebulon in two stints after full-time town managers in the town resigned.<\/p>\n

He provided the auditor\u2019s office an invoice for $4,500 the town paid his firm for consulting related to \u201cTown Manager transition, budget development, and miscellaneous support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaiyeoba was employed as interim manager from April 2025 until current Town Manager Katy Crosby took over in February 2026.<\/p>\n

The previous town manager, Gilbert Todd, approved the consulting services, but the town could not provide the auditor\u2019s office with a contract signed by other town officials.<\/p>\n

Todd was only manager for about four months in 2025 before he and an assistant manager resigned.<\/p>\n

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The town also hired a consultant in February 2025, also under Todd, and paid the consultant more than $22,000 over several months. The contract was based on execution of certain goals by the consultant and required invoices detailing the work done, but the consultant did not deliver on those goals, the town told the auditor\u2019s office. The town could not provide invoices to the auditor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

The town also made a duplicate $844 payment in 2023 and later that year it accidentally paid off a more than $16,000 credit card balance using a town accountant\u2019s personal bank account. The town later voided the duplicate payment and reimbursed the accountant.<\/p>\n

The town accidentally overpaid Jaiyeoba by over $6,000, which was later paid back.<\/p>\n

And it has drawn more out of its unrestricted fund balance \u2014 money the town has in the bank \u2014 than its own financial procedures allow.<\/p>\n

The town drew another $4.6 million from its reserves in its current $28.5 million budget, passed earlier this year, despite the policy.<\/p>\n

The auditor\u2019s office called for more security measures in spending and record keeping.<\/p>\n

The town\u2019s response, included in the report, acknowledges the seriousness of the financial problems.<\/p>\n

Zebulon told the auditor\u2019s office it will create a committee to review financial procedures and that town staff will present quarterly financial reports to the town council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Town has already initiated many of the corrective actions described above and remains committed to continuously strengthening its governance, financial management, and internal control environment,\u201d Crosby wrote to the auditor\u2019s office on July 2.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published July 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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