Program misclassification

Certified suckers, pencils and sunglasses as prevention

$1,799.00

Amount in this finding

BGrade B · provisionalVerona Township

Program misclassification · Verified · Updated 10/04/2026 · 4 documents

The FY2025 report certifies Red Ribbon Week at 1,056.50 funded and spent, primary category Primary Prevention, Education, and Training (pp6 to 7). It says the materials went to the Verona Police Department for distribution during the week (p8). The FY2026 report certifies Red Ribbon Week at 742.50, the same category (pp7 to 9). The settlement account shows two NIMCO orders. Order 24-01600, check 7659 on 10/07/2024, bought 750 suckers for 90.00, 800 pencils for 224.00 and 750 sunglasses for 742.50. Order 25-01617, check 10183 on 10/06/2025, bought sunglasses for 742.50, described as "RRW at HBW for VPD". The four lines make the two certified figures to the cent. No listed use covers giveaway candy, pencils or sunglasses, and no record produced shows the prevention education delivered with them.