How it all began...

 Article States: "Following a six month investigation and audit by the Madera County Auditor-Controller’s office, a recently released report claims that the provider of waste disposal services for the county of Madera, Caglia Environmental LLC, may be guilty of massive overbilling of county customers. It also asserts that the company has not lived up to the financial terms of their county contract. County auditor Todd Miller believes that his office has found that this contract presents a significant risk for fraud against the county. The internal audit also sites a

consistent lack of county oversight over the existing contract."

Report States:  After extensive review of Madera County’s solid waste management contracts and related materials, numerous interviews and analysis, the Grand Jury found the arrangements pursued by the County over the past thirty or more years have not been consistent with sound government practices, especially in the areas of contracting, oversight, and fiduciary responsibility.

Conclusion States: 

"We determined that the financial information as presented to us to be unreliable, on the basis of non-compliance, lack of reconciling documentation, unreported franchise revenue, and the failure to provide audited financial statements."