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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 29 Health Care Facilities in 19 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 29 health care facilities in Allegheny, Beaver, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Wayne and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of 17 Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 17 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Centre, Clearfield, Columbia, Delaware, Erie, Greene, Huntingdon, Somerset, Tioga, Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits help relief associations to properly manage state aid, from keeping accurate records to making sure every […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Municipal Pension Plans in 14 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 22 municipal and police pension plans in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Bedford, Chester, Delaware, Erie, Indiana, Lancaster, Mifflin, Montgomery, Westmoreland and York counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as the law requires, which helps to reduce financial […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of County Offices, District Courts in 15 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of compliance audits of district courts and county government offices in Allegheny, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Crawford, Chester, Cumberland, Delaware, Luzerne, Mercer, Philadelphia, Somerset, Union and Wyoming counties. “These compliance audits ensure that all funds that are collected on behalf of the state have been […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of 22 Municipal Pension Plans in 11 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 22 municipal and police pension plans in Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Crawford, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Lancaster, Luzerne, Mifflin and Northampton counties. “Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, which helps to reduce financial burdens on local […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits of Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 14 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 19 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Centre, Delaware, Fayette, Indiana, Lancaster, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Snyder, Tioga and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits help relief associations improve how they manage state aid, from making certain all spending is authorized […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Announces County Children & Youth Agency Audits Released in Second Quarter of 2022

HARRISBURG – The Department of the Auditor General released audits of 11 county children and youth services agencies during the second quarter, Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor said today. “Our audits ensure that counties are properly using state funds to protect at-risk children,” DeFoor said. By law, the department audits the fiscal reports that county […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 15 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 16 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Berks, Carbon, Clearfield, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Northampton, Snyder and Washington counties. “Our audits help relief associations improve how they manage state aid, from keeping close track of equipment […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Tobacco Settlement Fund Audits for 17 Health Care Facilities in 14 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of tobacco settlement fund audits for 17 health care facilities in Allegheny, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Columbia, Jefferson, Luzerne, McKean, Montgomery, Philadelphia, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland and Wyoming counties. “Our audits ensure hospitals have documentation to support the receipt of tobacco settlement funds before receiving reimbursement […]

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Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters’ Relief Associations in 13 Counties

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced audit reports have been released for 42 volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs) in Berks, Bucks, Columbia, Cumberland, Fulton, Luzerne, Mifflin, Northumberland, Somerset, Susquehanna, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties. “Our audits often find that relief associations can improve how they manage state aid funding, from making sure they […]

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