Auditors uncover misuse of US$3.7 billion   (Xinhua)  Updated: 2006-07-30 14:25  
China's auditors said Saturday that they have found that 22.3 billion yuan 
was used in violation of financial regulations and 9.9 billion yuan was wasted 
in 184 units audited in the first half of the year. 
 According to the National Audit Office (NAO), 252 people were involved in the 
inappropriate use of the money, such as embezzlement. Ninety-eight law case 
clues have been sent to judicial, discipline inspection and supervision 
departments. 
 The NAO will strengthen its audit work in agriculture-related use of money in 
the second half of the year to improve the efficacy of funds used for 
agriculture and rural construction, according to the NAO. 
 About one week ago, the NAO said that 19.2 billion yuan of government funds 
for supporting agriculture was embezzled and 890 million yuan wasted in 2004 and 
2005. 
  
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