2020
October Award with Distinction
Announced October 19, 2020
Announced October 5, 2020
Announced September 28, 2020
Announced September 21, 2020
Announced Sept. 14
Announced Sept. 7, 2020
Announced August 31, 2020
Announced August 24, 2020
Announced August 17, 2020
Announced August 10, 2020
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Released July 27,2020
Announced July 20, 2020
Announced July 13, 2020
Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office announced former Village of South Bloomfield Clerk Kelly Neal was sentenced to 16 months in prison after committing theft in office totaling $13,970 and tampering with records.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, June 25, 2020.
The Auditor’s office will release the following report on Monday, June 22, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, June 18, 2020.
Auditor Faber today announced the launch of a COVID-19 fiscal relief resources page on the Auditor’s website.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office today released a special audit of the City of Lima Municipal Court, which issued $334,270 in findings for recovery against former Chief Deputy Sue Barnett.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office today released the 2018 audit of the Allen County Regional Transit Authority, which found that the former fiscal officer, Patricia Stein, incurred and paid $2,679 in late fees.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, May 28, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office today released the 2017-2018 audit of the Perry Cook Memorial Library (Morrow County). The audit issued a finding for recovery against the library’s former treasurer, Jeffery Wise, who was found guilty stealing $19,752 during his tenure.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2018-2019 audit of Newton Local School District (Miami County), which issues a $2,070 finding for recovery against Superintendent Pat McBride for misusing a district credit card.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office today released the 2018 audit of Pike County, which found that the former county auditor, Erica Snodgrass, authorized $1,932 total in overpayments to county employees.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2018 audit of the Village of Union City, which issued a total of $75,835 in findings for recovery against former Fire Chief Pamela Idle and EMT/Firefighters, Craig Idle and Brian Stump.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today issued the 2019 audit of Trotwood-Madison City School District, which revealed that the district continued to pay two employees after their termination, resulting in total overpayment of $7,534.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today issued the 2016 and 2017 audit on the Harrison County Regional Airport Authority, which uncovered that the former treasurer, Tanya Burgess, overpaid either herself or her husband a total of $6,063.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today issued the 2018 audit of the City of Vermilion (Erie County), which uncovered that a City Street Department employee, William Nehls, purchased fuel for personal use with city funds.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, April 2, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.
Based on a motion filed by a special prosecutor from Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office, a special commission appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court determined today to suspend David W. Smith from his office as Mayor of the Village of Bridgeport.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today issued a finding for recovery against former lunchroom cashier for Wayne Trace Local School District (Paulding County), Brenda Combs, after the school found $2,045 of lunch room fees collected but not accounted for.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2016-2017 audit of Gasper Township (Preble County), which uncovered that Anitra Roell incurred $4,899 in penalties and late fees during her time as fiscal officer.
Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that, in the month of February, the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports:
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, March 19, 2020.
As a result of an investigation by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office, former Youngstown Mayor, Charles Sammarone, pled guilty to two charges of Tampering with Records (F3) and was sentenced to five years of community control and 30 hours community service.
In an abundance of caution regarding COVID-19, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced today that effective Tuesday, March 17, the office will utilize the work from home option for most of its 800 employees.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Based on an investigation by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s Special Investigations Unit, former Village of Junction City (Perry County) Clerk-Treasurer Randi N. Brown was indicted on February 25, 2020 on two counts of Theft in Office (F5), and two counts of Tampering with Records (F3).
Based on an investigation by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s Special Investigations Unit, a Coshocton County grand jury today indicted Former Coshocton County Agricultural Society Secretary Pamela Bordenkircher on one count of Grand Theft (F4) and four counts of Theft (F5).
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2019 audit of the City of Cincinnati, which issues a $17,582 finding for recovery for overpayments against three members of the Cincinnati Police Department.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, February 27, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2019 audit of Matthews Local School District, which details that the district’s resource officer, Michael Sheehy, stole $1,000 from the athletic department’s petty cash fund.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2018 audit of the Village of Rarden (Scioto County), which uncovered that Fiscal Officer Stacy Hall authorized the payment of $900 in penalties and late fees to various government agencies.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released a special audit and criminal investigation of the City of Bedford (Cuyahoga County). The investigation identified almost $80,000 in monies collected by the city but not deposited into city bank accounts and issued a finding for recovery against former city water department clerks, Linda Yarish and Joan Law.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released a video to remind public officials that most local governments and public school districts may not use tax dollars to support or oppose levy or bond issues on the ballot.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio. His mission is to protect Ohioans’ tax dollars while aggressively fighting fraud, waste and abuse of public money.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2019 audit of the University of Toledo, and issued a finding for recovery against Jason Woodward, a former university employee who spent $22,238 of the university’s money on personal expenses.
Based on an investigation by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s Special Investigations Unit, former Village of DeGraff (Logan County) Utility Clerk Jennifer Dearwester was indicted on one count of Theft in Office (F3), one count of Aggravated Theft (F3), and three counts of Tampering with Records (F3).
Based on an investigation by Auditor of State Keith Faber’s Special Investigations Unit, a former Secretary for Delaware City School District, Kim Todd, was charged today with two counts of Theft in Office.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, February 13, 2020.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Village of Bridgeport (Belmont County) Mayor, David W. Smith, was indicted last week on one count of Tampering with Records (F3), one count of Theft in Office (F3), and two counts of Conflict of Interest (M1).
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Last week the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation that allows the Ohio Auditor of State’s office to conduct performance audits of state institutions of high education at the discretion of Auditor of State, Keith Faber.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, February 6, 2020.
Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received the Auditor of State Award for their clean audit reports.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, January 30, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2017-2018 audit of York Township (Belmont County), which found the former fiscal officer, Dawn Lee, incurred $10,737 of penalties and interest charges from the federal government.
Auditor of State Keith Faber last week declared the Village of Quaker City (Guernsey County) “unauditable” for the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 after auditors determined the condition of the village’s financial records were not adequate to finish the audit.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, January 23, 2020.
Recent financial audits of the following entities by Auditor of State Keith Faber have returned clean audit reports. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Entities earning the Auditor of State Award are bold and italicized.
Columbus – Auditor of State Keith Faber last week released the 2018 audit of Switzerland of Ohio Local School District (Monroe County), which found that the former athletic director, Ryan Rosnick, did not account for $5,464 he collected from varsity basketball and volleyball games.
Recent financial audits of the following entities by Auditor of State Keith Faber have returned clean audit reports. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
Auditor of State Keith Faber’s office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio. His mission is to protect Ohioans’ tax dollars while aggressively fighting fraud, waste and abuse of public money.
Initial Analysis Suggests $21 Million in Possible Annual Savings
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2017 audit of Liberty Township (Guernsey County), which issued a $100,713 finding for recovery against former fiscal officer, Kathy Leach and a $6,728 finding for recovery against township employee, Thomas Braniger.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2019 audit of Worthington City School District (Franklin County), which uncovered that the Administrative Secretary, Michelle Gouhin, improperly handled $17,272 from a district owned pop machine.
A recent financial audits of the following entity by Auditor of State Keith Faber has returned a clean audit report. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction.
The Auditor’s office releases audit reports semiweekly and has released the following audits today.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2019 audit of West Clermont Local School District (Clermont County), which uncovered that a district employee, Trent Davis, collected $17,745 of school district money but did not remit the funds to the district’s Treasurer.
Auditor of State Keith Faber today released the 2018 audit of the Village of Coal Grove (Lawrence County), which uncovered that the village paid $560 in late fees to the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).