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Audit Committee Told Montana Lottery's $18.5 Million Bookkeeping Mess Came Down to One Man Who Quit Doing His Job

A state accountant told the Legislative Audit Committee Wednesday that the Montana Lottery's $18.5 million in miscalculated financial records came down to a single cause: the agency's former financial services director, Armond Sergeant, stopped performing his duties in the months before his death in March 2025.