In a quarterly progress report issued today, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said examiners with the office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) found evidence of $1,827,217 in fraudulently obtained public assistance benefits and services.
After investigations by the Office of the State Auditor, two men face charges of each fraudulently collecting over $12,000 in MassHealth benefits in a multiyear period by not reporting the hundreds of thousands of dollars earned through lottery winnings.
An audit of the Weymouth Housing Authority issued by State Auditor Suzanne Bump today revealed the past administration’s numerous poor financial management practices.
At the annual Professional Development Conference for the Boston Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA Boston), State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump was elected by the membership to become the organization’s future President.
State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump announced the results of an audit which found insufficient documentation for $2.3 million in expenses charged to the state by the Life Focus Center (LFC), a Charlestown nonprofit which provides services for disabled persons.
Today Auditor Bump released the first report from this new audit follow-up procedure which shows select audit work produced up to $12.8 million in fiscal benefit for the Commonwealth.
State Auditor Suzanne Bump announced today the results of a statewide survey which found that school districts are projected to spend close to $11.3 million this fiscal year as a result of an unfunded state mandate.
State Auditor Suzanne Bump today issued three audits of local housing authorities (Shrewsbury, Webster, and Millbury), each finding the authority’s operating reserves were well below the State’s recommended level.
A Boston man was arraigned today at Boston Municipal Court on charges that he fraudulently collected $21,320 in food and cash assistance from the Supplemental Nutritional Program (SNAP) and Emergency Assistance for Elderly and Disabled Children (EAEDC).
In his 2013 Budget proposal released today, Governor Deval Patrick recommended funding for a new initiative within State Auditor Suzanne Bump’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI).
An Athol woman was arraigned Wednesday at Boston Municipal Court on charges that she fraudulently collected $58,170 in food assistance from the Supplemental Nutritional Program (SNAP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
