Read the forensic audit reports on the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium investigation

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has released 92 pages of reports summarizing an investigation into misspending and questionable business practices by former executives.

The documents, compiled for the zoo by Plante Moran accounting firm, conclude the zoo lost at least $631,000 because of the behavior of four former executives: President and CEO Tom Stalf; chief financial officer Greg Bell; vice president of marketing and sales Pete Fingerhut; and director of purchasing Tracy Murnane.

Stalf and Bell were responsible for the overwhelming majority of the losses — about $423,000 for Stalf and nearly $139,000 for Bell, plus interest, according to a forensic audit.

The pair resigned in late March, after a Dispatch investigation first uncovered their pattern of using the zoo's assets personally.

Read the Columbus Zoo investigation reports here:

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