Several top officers and an outside auditor were also accused.

In the real world, however, top management has much more influence on and interaction with the outside auditors.

This is a big company with lots of inside and outside auditors.

Such details allow outside auditors to test a company's financial statements.

The measure would appropriate $150,000 to hire an outside auditor.

The company said it could not comment on any report by outside auditors.

The rules board relies on each local government's outside auditor to police violations.

Still, the company will appoint four outside auditors to bring its total to seven to improve decision making.

For the first time, the Legislature has agreed to give outside auditors access to its records and to allow them to report to the public.

The trustees also brought in outside auditors to look into the college's finances.