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 McGuiness of three of the five charges that the State brought against her. The Structuring charge has always been nonsense. We are thankful that the…
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 court case with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) regarding our requests to audit Medicaid spending. My office fought for nearly two…
Read MoreDemocrats in Del. House, Senate Initiate Process to Seek Removal of Auditor McGuiness
Update: 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: “We put our trust in our elected officials – especially those whose responsibility is to serve as a watchdog for the state’s finances – and when…
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 today.McGuiness is charged with felony theft, felony intimidation, contract structuring, official misconduct and conflict of interest.
Read MoreTrial Of Auditor Kathy McGuiness Will Relocate, WGMD News Is Told
The trial of Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness looks to be on the move.Sources have told WGMD News that the case will be relocated to Kent County and that the trial would take place in two weeks.A New Castle County grand jury indicted McGuiness last fall for felony theft, intimidation and other offenses in a…
Read MoreDel. 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 Department of Health and Social Services. McGuiness has said she and her staff have been trying for months to get documents for an audit, and…
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 Delaware’s Kathy McGuiness, want to determine the extent of the problem and develop proposed solutions. McGuiness recently told WGMD News that a national unemployment insurance…
Read MoreDel. Senate Goes Back To Session Tue. – Here’s Why
Judge: 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 was indicted October 11th on several charges related to her office. She pled not guilty and maintains she is innocent of all charges. On October…
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 State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. This is the last in a series of town halls announced by McGuiness, before she was indicted on charges related to…
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 felonies. McGuiness pled not guilty to all charges, and arraignment was waived. She was released on $50,000 unsecured bail.A case review is scheduled for October…
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 online tracking resource for municipalities, counties, school districts and state agencies. The first session is tonight (Monday) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the…
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’ office was charged by the Federal Government with developing the distribution process, and the first round has been completed. Davis said decisions on how to…
Read MoreAuditor: State Should Be Refunded $24.5-M For Prescription Overpayments
Auditor: 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 from State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. “For fiscal years 2018 through 2020, the State of Delaware spent hundreds of millions of dollars on prescription drugs for…
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 are receiving shares of $1.25-billion. State Auditor Kathy McGuiness said Wednesday that she is looking to help them track how these tax dollars will be…
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 special report from State Auditor Kathy McGuiness. To read the report and its six recommendations, please CLICK HERE According to McGuiness, long-term care administrators were…
Read MoreDel. CARES Act Spending Pace Picks Up
Spending of Delaware’s allocation under the federal CARES Act picked up last week. According to the CARES Act Fund Tracker developed by State Auditor Kathy McGuiness, $12-million were spent last week, $10-million which were spent by the Delaware Emergency Management Agency. “The CARES Act resulted in an unprecedented amount of federal funding to our state,”…
Read MoreDel. 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, or nearly 71-percent of the state’s $927-million allocation had been spent. The state has been spending about $11-million a week in CARES Act funds since…
Read MoreReport: Del. Could Have Saved Millions With Prison Prescription Program
Report: 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 an average of about $11-million per week. At least three agencies have spent at least 95-percent of their allocated funds: the Department of Education, the…
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 used data available to the public, which indicates that legalizing the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 or older would create a $215-million dollar…
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 published a special report, Delaware’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard, Opportunities and Successes. The report makes recommendations that include expansion of COVID-19 data to include all best…
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