Saturday, January 24, 2015

OSC to Probe Dubious Use of Public Money

From PolitickerNJ's Losers list for the week:

The Union County Alliance
An Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) investigation found that Union County paid in excess of $1.5 million over a four-year period to a non-profit agency that produced a biannual newsletter and little else in return for the public’s money. The agency, Union County Alliance (UCA), relied almost entirely on public funding but operated with virtually no oversight or recordkeeping, OSC found. Charged with promoting economic development, the UCA was headed by a Union County official, now deceased, who left the county payroll to become employed directly by the agency as its president, according to the Comptroller’s Office. The investigation won’t end with the release of the report…

2 comments:

  1. Bernice- How can we get the OSC to launch an investigation of Plainfield's books, especially in light of the alleged illegal donation? If the City Council is instant on blocking a forensic audit perhaps an OSC investigation will do the trick? Brian K.

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  2. Union County Democrats, again, looking out for the working man.. if the working man was a politically connected Party First Democrat lining his pockets at taxpayers expense.

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