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Announcements September 10, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Thanks Pennsylvania’s Heroes on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

HARRISBURG (Sept. 10, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released the following statement regarding the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: “We will never forget how Tuesday, September 11, 2001, started out as beautiful early autumn morning and ended changing the course of our nation and Commonwealth’s history. We saw heroes run […]

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Announcements September 9, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Reminds School Districts Scrambling to Find Bus Drivers of Need to Keep Background Checks on File

HARRISBURG (Sept. 9, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today reminded school districts facing a shortage of bus drivers not to cut corners regarding driver background checks required by state law. “Bus driver background checks help to keep Pennsylvania’s children safe,” DeFoor said. “School districts must make sure that every driver, regardless of whether the […]

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Announcements August 19, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Launches Transformation Initiative Designed to Improve Services to Taxpayers

HARRISBURG (Aug. 19, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced an initiative to modernize his department’s operations to better serve taxpayers and appointed department veteran Tracie Fountain to serve as Chief Transformation Officer. “We need to make sure we are doing the job taxpayers need us to do in the best and most efficient way […]

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Announcements August 12, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor: Lack of Internal Controls Increased Risk of Fraud at Phoenixville Area School District, Performance Audit Shows

HARRISBURG (Aug. 12, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released a performance audit of the Phoenixville Area School District in Chester County that found the district’s lack of internal controls increased the risk of fraud. The audit was shared with law enforcement officials who are investigating the potential misappropriation of funds by a former […]

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Announcements July 27, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Completes Real-Time Audit of Harrisburg School District, Praises Ongoing Efforts to Turn District Around

HARRISBURG (July 27, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released the final update from his department’s real-time audit of the Harrisburg School District and praised the district for its continuing efforts to get back on track. “I want to recognize the progress that’s been made to put the district back on track, put its past behind […]

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Announcements July 22, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor: More than $3.3 Million in Transportation Reimbursements to Erie City School District Could Not be Audited

ERIE (July 22, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released an audit of the Erie City School District that found the district’s lack of supporting documents prevented auditors from verifying the accuracy of more than $3.3 million in state transportation reimbursements. “School districts must obtain and retain supporting documents so that auditors can verify each […]

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Announcements July 14, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Warns Municipalities Against Using Federal COVID Relief Funds to Catch Up on Missed Pension Plan Payments

HARRISBURG (July 14, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today said audits show municipalities in 11 counties failed to make required employer contributions to their employee pension plans, prompting him to again warn local governments that they cannot use federal COVID relief funds to catch up on missed payments. DeFoor said Bristol Borough in Bucks […]

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Announcements June 15, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor: Audits Show City of Chester Owes More than $34 Million to its Pension Plans; Municipalities Warned Against Using Federal ARP Aid for Past Pension Debts

HARRISBURG (June 15, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today released audits showing the City of Chester owes its pension plans more than $34 million in back payments while reminding municipalities across Pennsylvania facing similar situations that federal COVID relief funds cannot be used for that purpose. “No less than nine previous state audits have […]

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Announcements May 20, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor Calls for State-Level Safeguards to Prevent Fraud or Abuse of Federal COVID Relief Funding

HARRISBURG (May 20, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today urged the Pennsylvania General Assembly to enact state-level safeguards to prevent billions of dollars in federal pandemic recovery aid from being misused through fraud or waste. Pennsylvania will receive a total of about $55 billion in federal COVID relief aid, according to the state’s Independent […]

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Announcements May 6, 2021

Auditor General DeFoor: Audit Shows West Perry School District Missed Out on More than $500,000 in State Busing Reimbursements

HARRISBURG (May 5, 2021) – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today said that the West Perry School District in Perry County short-changed itself by $533,441 due to its errors in reporting student transportation costs to the state, according to a new audit. “Our audits help to make sure school districts are properly reimbursed for transportation costs, […]

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