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The Auditor General’s office is now being asked to follow a money trail that may test the very limits of its power. An investigation into the Ministry of Defense was launched after repeated payments just under ten thousand dollars raised alarms inside government. But the probe has since widened, reaching back to 2015 and crossing political administrations. Now, the bigger question is not only what auditors will find, but whether they have the independence, resources and authority to go wherever the evidence leads. With critics calling for a forensic investigation and longstanding concerns about political pressure and limited funding resurfacing, one of Belize’s most important audits is now under the national microscope. News Five’s Paul Lopez reports.