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After multiple delays, Fire District 12 commissioners have released a report on the results of an internal investigation.

The investigation, posted last week on the district’s website, was conducted in response to an accountability audit and fraud investigation reports released by the state Auditor’s Office in September 2022.

Attorney Thomas G. Burke compiled a 26-page report. The summary of the report says Fire 12’s “consistent failure to provide supporting data is an ‘unwilling or unable’ scenario, but it is a clear frustration for the SAO and for me.” Burke’s summary goe...