Posts Tagged ‘Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness’
Update: Judge Upholds 2 Guilty Verdicts Against Del. Auditor McGuiness, Denies New Trial; Candidates React
Update: Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness authorized attorney Steve Wood to release the following statement: We are gratified that, together, the jury and the Court have now correctly acquitted Kathy…
Read MoreUpdate: Judge Upholds Del. Auditor’s Subpoena of Medicaid Information from DHSS
Update: Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness released a statement Thursday regarding a judge’s decision to uphold her subpoena for Medicaid information from DHSS: Judge Karsnitz released his decision in our…
Read MoreDemocrats in Del. House, Senate Initiate Process to Seek Removal of Auditor McGuiness
Members of the Delaware State House Democratic Caucus are encouraging Governor John Carney to exercise his constitutional obligation to remove State Auditor Kathy McGuiness from office, once the verdict is…
Read MoreUpdate: Del. State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Convicted of 3 Charges
*Additional story update: Delaware State House Majority Leader Valerie Longhurst, D-Bear and Majority Whip Larry Mitchell, D-Elsmere released this statement Friday following the conviction of State Auditor Kathy McGuiness: 鈥淲e…
Read MoreTrial of Auditor McGuiness Goes to Jury
Jury deliberations are underway in the trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness.The Jury in Kent County Superior Court got the case Thursday afternoon.The panel started deliberations and will return…
Read MoreTrial Of Auditor Kathy McGuiness Will Relocate, WGMD News Is Told
Del. Auditor McGuiness Granted Special Counsel In DHSS Case
Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said Thursday that the Auditor’s Office has been granted permission to hire outside counsel in its ongoing effort to seek Medicaid eligibility records from the…
Read MoreDel. Auditor Announces Creation Of National Unemployment Insurance Audit Template
Early in the pandemic, when jobs were lost by the millions and unemployment benefits were enhanced, the door to potential fraud was opened. Now, a group of state auditors, including…
Read MoreDel. Senate Goes Back To Session Tue. – Here’s Why
The Delaware State Senate is set to reconvene next Tuesday to consider a House Concurrent Resolution (HCR42). The House voted along party lines Monday to pass the measure, which seeks…
Read MoreJudge: Auditor McGuiness Cannot Use Taxpayer Funds For Costly Private Attorney
Delaware taxpayers will not have to foot the bill if indicted State Auditor Kathy McGuiness wants to retain her high-priced attorney, according to a Superior Court Judge’s opinion Thursday. McGuiness…
Read MoreDel. Auditor Hosts ARPA Spending Town Hall
Delaware’s spending of American Rescue Plan Act funds and how it’s documented and tracked will be detailed tonight (Mon. Oct. 25th) in Georgetown at a town hall meeting hosted by…
Read MoreUpdate: Auditor McGuiness Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges
Update, Tuesday morning: Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness turned herself in Tuesday morning in Wilmington, one day after being indicted for a total of five offenses, two of which are…
Read MoreDel. State Auditor Hosts Town Halls On Rescue Plan Funding, Spending
What goes into tracking how Delaware spends funding from the American Rescue Plan Act? State Auditor Kathy McGuiness is hosting a series of town hall discussions centered around her office’s…
Read MoreDel. Communities Get 1st Shares Of Rescue Plan Funding
Dozens of local governments in Delaware now have a share of just less than $44-million in their accounts from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. State Treasurer Colleen Davis’…
Read MoreAuditor: State Should Be Refunded $24.5-M For Prescription Overpayments
Delaware should be paid back $24.5- million it was overcharged for state employees’ prescription drug plan benefits, according to State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. McGuiness released a special report last week…
Read MoreAuditor: Del. Prescription Program Overspent By $24.5-M
Delaware has been overpaying its pharmacy benefits manager for state employees’ prescription drug coverage over a three-year period. The overpayment amounts to $24.5-million taxpayer dollars, according to a special report…
Read MoreDel. Auditor McGuiness Proposes Rescue Plan Spending Tracker
Local and county governments in Delaware as well as school districts will get guidance about how they can be transparent with their spending of American Rescue Plan funds. Delaware entities…
Read MoreReport: Long-Term Care Facilities Faced Confusion, Conflicting Guidance
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were confusing times for Delaware long-term care facilities. They could have received clearer guidance and assistance from the state, according to a new…
Read MoreDel. CARES Act Spending Pace Picks Up
Del. Steps Up Spending Of CARES Act Funds
Delaware spent $5-million more in federal CARES Act funding last week compared to the previous week, according to the CARES Act Fund Tracker developed by State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. $655.6-million,…
Read MoreReport: Del. Could Have Saved Millions With Prison Prescription Program
Delaware’s Department of Correction could have saved tens of millions of dollars over seven years in prescription drug costs, according to a special report prepared by State Auditor Kathy McGuiness.…
Read MoreReport: Del. Has Spent 2/3rds Of CARES Act Funds
Delaware has spent about 69-percent of $927-million in CARES Act Funding, according to an update from State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. State agencies as of Friday had spent $638.56 million, or…
Read MoreAuditor: Del. Could Realize $43-M Through Legalized Marijuana Taxation
Delaware could collect more than $43-million a year in tax revenue through regulating and taxing legal marijuana, according to a report prepared by State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. The special study…
Read MoreAuditor Releases Special Report On Del. COVID Dashboard
What are we learning from the Delaware Public Health COVID-19 data dashboard? Plenty… but there is also room for improvement, according to Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. Her office has…
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