Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber
Special audit details investigation into former Franklin County employee convicted in theft of state disability benefit payments
The employee was convicted of falsifying documents to illegally receive the payments for more than six years; a finding for recovery totaled $257,036, and he was sentenced to community control.
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Scioto county commissioner, wife plead guilty to theft in office, other felonies after investigation into business park contracting scheme
The indictments were issued following an investigation by the Auditor’s Special Investigations Unit into a complaint alleging an unlawful interest in a contract between the Southern Ohio Port Authority and an out-of-state company for a building near the Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport.
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Fiscal emergency declared for City of Marion because
fiscal deficits exceed minimum allowed by law
Marion will now come under the oversight of a financial planning and supervision commission, with the Auditor of State’s Office serving as financial supervisor, to develop a plan to eliminate the fiscal emergency conditions.
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Former Clarksville mayor, ex-wife indicted in Clinton County Common Pleas Court for alleged utility payment thefts
Together, they face 16 felony counts, including theft in office; money laundering; telecommunications fraud; obstructing justice; and filing incomplete, false, and fraudulent returns.
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Recent statewide single audit questions up to billions of dollars
in costs related to Medicaid eligibility
The annual state audit found $800 million to $4.4 billion in improper Medicaid payments might have been distributed to ineligible recipients, some of whom had died.
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Auditor of State's Office launches additional option for Ohioans to report suspected fraud involving public resources
The Auditor's Office has added an enhanced section to its website dedicated to gathering tips about potential fraud involving public benefits programs. "We want to make sure that public resources that are supposed to be helping the most vulnerable among us are not lining the pockets of crooks," Auditor Faber said.
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Former Eastern Ohio Housing Development executive director sentenced to prison in theft of more than $2.3 million
The former director was sentenced to 4 years and 11 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $2,360,443, which included $19,639 in audit costs.
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Auditor of State places Trimble Local School District in state of fiscal emergency due to nearly $3 million operating fund deficit
Trimble schools will be overseen by a financial planning and supervision commission that will help the district develop a plan to eliminate the fiscal emergency conditions.
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Auditor of State emphasizes fiscal care as penalties from late bill payments, tax and retirement remittances total $1.2 million since 2019
"Late fees are not a proper use of the resources entrusted to public offices by Ohio taxpayers. Those who are responsible for not paying bills on time will have to pay the penalties out of their own pockets." —Auditor Faber
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Auditor urges diligence as crooks continue to target public offices with spear phishing, payment re-direct scams
At least 23 governmental offices have been affected by payment re-direct attacks over the past 12 months, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses of public funds.
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Colleges and universities benefiting from Ohio's College Credit Plus program, new cost study shows
Colleges enrolling more students tended to be better off financially, and CCP could prove beneficial for institutions' long-term fiscal health.
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166
Convictions for fraud…
on
376
charges resulting in…
284
Findings for Recovery
$28,667,204
Total Findings
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