2017

28
Dec
Unresponsive Medicaid Provider Owes 3 Years’ Worth of Payments

An unresponsive Franklin County Medicaid provider owes the state three years’ worth of Medicaid payments because she failed to provide any documentation to support nearly  2,500 services billed to the state.

28
Dec
Lack of Corrective Action Leads to Another $2,210 in Unsupported Payments at the Village of Philo

A state audit of the Village of Philo (Muskingum County) found five officials and employees received $2,210 in payments that lacked supporting documentation or approval from village council.

28
Dec
Medicaid Examinations by State Auditors Find Nearly $10.7 Million in Overpayments in 2017

Medicaid Effort Part of Auditor Yost’s Culture of Accountability

Compliance examinations to verify whether Medicaid providers have sufficient documentation to support payment have led to repayment demands totaling nearly $10.6 million in 2017, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced today.

28
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

28
Dec
Seven School Districts Qualify for Auditor of State Award with Distinction

Recent financial audits of the following entities by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office have returned clean audit reports. Their excellent record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

27
Dec
Audit Releases for Thursday, Dec. 28

The following audits will be released Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017.

26
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

26
Dec
Worthington City School District Qualifies for Auditor of State Award with Distinction

A recent financial audit of the Worthington City School District (Franklin County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. The district’s excellent record keeping has qualified it for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

26
Dec
Audit Finds 2 Years’ Worth of Shady Credit Card Charges at Liberty Township

Liberty Township in Hardin County failed to detect two years’ worth of suspicious monthly credit card charges that added up to nearly $1,100 in losses by the time they were questioned during a state audit.

22
Dec
Audit Releases for Tuesday, Dec. 26

The following audits will be released Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. 

21
Dec
Medicaid Provider Owes $119K for Unverifiable Services

An Ashtabula County Medicaid provider owes the state more than $119,000 because she allegedly threw away records needed to support all of the services she was paid for during a three-year period. 

21
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

20
Dec
Audit Releases for Thursday, Dec. 21

The following audits will be released Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. 

19
Dec
JobsOhio Compliance and Control Engagement Posted to Auditor of State’s Website

The fiscal year 2017 compliance and control engagement of JobsOhio has been completed by Deloitte & Touche LLP. As part of the agreement signed between the Auditor of State’s office and JobsOhio, the report is now available to the public via the Auditor of State’s website.

19
Dec
Auditor’s Public Integrity Team at Center of Probes in Mahoning Valley and Across Ohio

The 101-count indictment of Youngstown-area businessman Dominic Marchionda and 56-count indictment of former Niles Mayor Ralph E. Infante have more in common than major criminal cases against prominent people: Both cases were investigated by a little-known, two-year-old team inside the Auditor of State’s office.

19
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.

18
Dec
Audit Releases for Tuesday, Dec. 19

The following audits will be released Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.

14
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipient

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the Wynford Local School District (Crawford County) received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

14
Dec
Berkshire Local School District Qualifies for Auditor of State Award with Distinction

A recent financial audit of the Berkshire Local School District (Geauga County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. The district’s excellent record keeping has qualified it for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.

13
Dec
Audit Releases for Thursday, Dec. 14

The following audits will be released Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

12
Dec
Updated ‘Financial Health Indicators’ Show Slight Increase in Fiscal Stress for Ohio’s Counties and Cities

Enhancements to ‘FHI’ Tool Allow for Deeper, Regional Analysis

Nine cities and one county are showing signs of financial stress for fiscal year 2016, with nearly two-thirds of Ohio’s county governments showing an increase in the number of “critical” or “cautionary” warnings, according to the second annual “Financial Health Indicators” report.

12
Dec
Auditor Yost Announces Auditor of State Award Recipient

Auditor of State Dave Yost is pleased to announce that the Grandview Heights City School District (Franklin County) received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit report.

11
Dec
Audit Releases for Tuesday, Dec. 12

The following audits will be released Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.

11
Dec
Auditor Yost Releases Village of West Mansfield from Fiscal Emergency

Auditor of State Dave Yost today released the Village of West Mansfield (Logan County) from fiscal emergency after local officials took steps to put the village back on a sound financial footing.

08
Dec
Bloom Township Released from Fiscal Emergency After More than 12 Years

Auditor of State Dave Yost today announced that Bloom Township (Scioto County) has regained financial stability after spending more than 12 years in fiscal emergency.