“Business isn’t always done inside the office,” he said. “The (cellphone) is very efficient. Computers are very efficient.”

Reporters who watched the auditor at the bar, however, did not see him taking notes. Mostly, he sipped beer, engaged in conversation and glanced at his cellphone.

Janssen said he does not use a laptop, only his cell phone.

Records supplied by the State Auditor’s Office indicated that he did not submit expenses for the lunches.

The World-Herald started looking at Janssen’s activities after spotting him leaving Brewsky’s in the middle of the workday and noticing that his vehicle often was not parked at the spot designated for the auditor on the north side of the Capitol. The state’s constitutional officers are provided parking stalls on the horseshoe-shaped driveway. The stalls can be clearly seen from nearby streets and sidewalks.

On most days from June 4 through Sept. 12, the newspaper checked whether Janssen’s vehicle, a white 2011 Ford F-15 pickup, was parked in his designated stall. On one of those days (July 19), a black SUV belonging to Janssen’s wife was parked in the stall.