On Sept. 29, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) received a copy of the FBI audit regarding the embezzlement of county funds by Edward Mueth. This report was released as a result of Judge David Lee Vincent II’s judgment in the ACLU’s Sunshine Law suit filed July 16. The FBI audit can be found on the ACLU’s website in two parts below.
"We brought this suit to promote transparency when St. Louis County claimed that the documents were not public records subject to the Sunshine Law," said Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri. "The Court rightly rejected the County’s interpretation of Missouri law, found the records to be public and has ordered their production."
“We are pleased that citizens will have the opportunity to review the FBI audit," said Jeffrey Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri. "Once again, Missouri’s Sunshine Law has succeeded in shedding light on information that our government wanted to keep hidden."