ST. PAUL — The oversight authority for the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium issued nearly half of the tickets for a pair of luxury suites to friends and family of top officials and leased a third suite used for state profit, the state’s legislative auditor said Tuesday while releasing a report on the suite usage at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Republican legislators condemned the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority during the hearing of the Office of the Legislative Auditor investigation that raised concerns about sloppy record-keeping and a continued lack of oversight of the organization’s practice of giving away tickets for games and concerts at the new downtown Minneapolis stadium, which was partially funded by the public. First reported by the Star Tribune, concerns about political favoritism at the $1.1 billion facility have already led to new bills at the Legislature.

“Did it ever occur to you that there was something wrong with this?” Sen. Julie Rosen, a Republican who helped pass the stadium funding in 2012, asked incredulously. “There was obviously a level of trust in 2012 that is broken.”