The Indiana State Board of  Accounts filed its findings of an audit of the Ohio County Convention Tourism and Visitors Commission on March 19, ending a nine-month investigation.

The 25-page document revealed that there was no problem with the fiscal year 2010 but found that there were $4,344.70 charges on the commission credit card during 2011 of which there was no documentation for $3,127.56 of those charges.

In conclusion, the report found that former tourism executive director Eric Scudder should pay back $1,634.32.
Commission president Mary Turner and board member Brett Stowell responded to the findings on Jan. 4 noting that the commission requested the audit after they found out on July 20, 2011, that Scudder had been conducting an illegal raffle along with the Historic Downtown Rising Sun Program.

The audit revealed that Scudder conducted a raffle to raise funds to be donated to not-for-profit educational organizations. Raffle tickets were sold during the period June 3, 2011, to July 17, 2011.

The raffle was suspended due to a conflict in obtaining a permit for the raffle from the Indiana Gaming Commission and all monies collected were refunded.