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FBI investigates finances at Oklahoma State Department of Health

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced on Tuesday that the FBI and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is joining his investigation into the health department.

Former Chief Operating Officer Deborah Nichols testified Tuesday before an Oklahoma House investigative committee.

Nichols says the agency was "a financial time bomb" before authorities discovered a $30 million budget shortfall.

She also said the agency was overstaffed and couldn't pay its bills on time when the shortfall was discovered in June.

Nichols says many issues led to the agency's financial problems including a lack of accepted auditing and accounting processes.

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