11 Days ago, we told you about the internal investigation at the KHMH into the acquisition of two 2012 Ford vans. A report whose findings have been leaked to 7News shows that there were irregularities such as the certificate of registration saying that the vans are 15 seaters, when they are only 12 seaters, and that the receiving report from the HOSPITAL'S Stores Department does not match with Bill of Sales from a Florida car dealer named Matthew Currie where the vans were purchased. But Financial Controller Carlos Perrera says he had nothing to do with it. We reported that he was under scrutiny and indeed his name comes up a few times in the preliminary report that we have seen. But Perrera has lawyered up. He's gotten his attorney, Darrell Bradley to write us saying quote, "there's no investigation on my client regarding the procurement of any vans at the KHMH and my client is not under scrutiny involved in the procurement of the vans." The letter also says , quote, "at no time did my client go to Fort Lauderdale to inspect these vans prior to procurement. "
Fair enough, but the internal audit we have seen says that Hospital staffer Timothy Seguro told the auditor that, quote, "on his trip to Fort Lauderdale with Mr. Carlos Perera, Director of Finance he had chosen two vans." End quote. So the report says Seguro chose the vans, not Perera - and indeed it does not say that Perera inspected them. Perrera's attorney Darrel Bradley says that his client's only involvement was when a procurement request came in from the operations department in 2012 and Perera did fill the request as per instructions.
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