Public Statement by Anthony Pugliese, President & CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors:
LAKE MARY, Fla. (February 22, 2022) – The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) has learned that the City Commissioners of Fort Lauderdale, Florida recently voted to terminate one of our members, John Herbst, after 16 years of employment as the City Auditor. The stated reason cited for the abrupt termination was that the City Auditor was conducting an investigation of the city’s police chief based on an anonymous complaint.