Audit: Ferguson courts ‘in disarray’

ST. LOUIS – An audit launched in the wake of unrest following the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson found the city’s court system “in disarray” and disorganized. Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway released details of the audit Wednesday. One cited problem was files stored in an unsecured storage garage and damaged by water and mould. Other issues include unco-operative and “at times combative” court and city personnel that caused delays in access to files.

Auditors also found $26,000 in illegal fees charged to residents.