(The Center Square) — Loose accounting practices at the Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office allowed a deputy to steal more than $175,000 in taxes and fees in recent years, according to a legislative auditor’s report. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a contracted audit of the Caldwell Parish Sheriff’s Office last week that highlighted numerous “internal control deficiencies” involving the accounting system, as well as “risk management, information and communication, control activities, and monitoring.” The issues involved bank reconciliations that did not match the book balance, multiple instances of bank receipts not matching deposits, a lack of receipts for purchases, an inaccurate hand-written ledger for leave time, and a chief civil deputy who set up her own payroll with improper tax withholdings, according to the report.