River Edge
- 01Reported 24,803.25 less on hand than its own figures show24,803.25
- 02FY2026 report leaves 3,249.60 out of money received3,249.60
- 03FY2024 report left out two settlement payments3,249.60
- 04Speaker payment ties to the FY2024 report to the cent5,000.00
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
River Edge has received $52,184.42 in opioid settlement funds and spent $5,000.00 of it.
The money, four ways.
Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.
Certified against the books,
every report year.
Every year this jurisdiction has filed, and the year it has not. The match on each row is computed from the rows, not judged.
filed
- Program name
- Overcome: The Matthew Bocchi Story
- Recipient
- River Edge Borough
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $11,186.97
filed
- Program name
- Overcome: The Matthew Bocchi Story
- Amount expended
- $5,000.00
- Unspent on hand
- $28,503.14
- Received to date
- $30,253.54
filed
- Program name
- Overcome: The Matthew Bocchi Story
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $13,521.41
- Received to date
- $43,324.66
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $47,184.42
- Received to date
- $52,184.42
4 findings.
Every finding is verified to the documents in its own row. An inference is labelled as one.
Red with the marker: a certified figure the books contradict.
The FY2025 report certifies 43,324.66 received since 2022, 0.00 expended and 0.00 appropriated or encumbered in the period 07/01/2024 to 06/30/2025, and 13,521.41 unspent and uncommitted on hand (p1).
The FY2024 report certifies 5,000.00 expended and the FY2023 report 0.00. On the reports' own figures the Borough held 38,324.66. The certified figure is 24,803.25 lower. The books put the balance higher still. Settlement account G-02-41-142-023 paid one check ever, 5,000.00 on 11/13/2023, and shows nothing encumbered and 49,065.98 unexpended through 08/31/2026. The revenue trail shows 46,574.26 of settlement receipts through 06/30/2025, so 41,574.26 was on hand that day and more after it. No produced record holds the figure 13,521.41. The FY2026 report contradicts it too. It certifies 8,859.76 received and 0.00 spent in the following year and 47,184.42 on hand, which puts the balance on 06/30/2025 at 38,324.66.
self-contradiction · 7 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 52,184.42 received since 2022 and 47,184.42 unspent and uncommitted on hand (pp1 to 2).
Its figure for the year, 8,859.76, is right. It equals the seven settlement receipts in revenue account G-02-55-214-000 between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026. The cumulative figure is not. The account's settlement receipts by State fiscal year are 11,186.97 for FY2023, 22,316.17 for FY2024, 13,071.12 for FY2025 and 8,859.76 for FY2026, 55,434.02 through 06/30/2026. The only payment ever made from settlement account G-02-41-142-023 is 5,000.00 on 11/13/2023, so the books held 50,434.02 on 06/30/2026. Both certified figures are 3,249.60 short. The gap is two receipts, 2,589.88 on 08/09/2023 and 659.72 on 11/28/2023, that the FY2024 report left out and every later report carried forward. More receipts arrived after 06/30/2026, so the figure on hand at any later filing date is short by more.
misreported-receipts · 5 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 19,066.57 received between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 and 30,253.54 received since 2022 (p1).
The 19,066.57 is the seven settlement receipts of 05/17/2024 and the Janssen receipt of 06/25/2024. The revenue trail for account G-02-55-214-000 prints two more settlement receipts in the period, 2,589.88 on 08/09/2023 described as NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT PMT#3 and 659.72 on 11/28/2023 described as NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT PMT (printed p2). Together they are 3,249.60. The books show 22,316.17 received in the period and 33,503.14 since 2022. The same report's unspent figure, 28,503.14, is 33,503.14 less the 5,000.00 paid on 11/13/2023, so it counts the two receipts its received figures leave out. The FY2025 report's 43,324.66 received since 2022 carries the same 3,249.60 shortfall.
misreported-receipts · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 5,000.00 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1) and says the funds were used for a speaker to address high schoolers.
The 2023 program it updates is a one time talk by a speaker in recovery for River Dell High School students in grades 9 to 12. Purchase order 23-01851, encumbered 10/18/2023 and described as 10/26/23 Speaking Engagement, was paid by check 62854 for 5,000.00 on 11/13/2023. It is the only payment ever made from settlement account G-02-41-142-023, and it makes the certified figure to the cent. The vendor history for 01/01/2018 to 08/31/2026 shows no other payment to the speaker from any fund. Prevention education for youth is among the uses Exhibit E lists.
conforming-spending · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-41-142-023, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/06/2022 | RECPT 55352 | R 2918 | NATIONAL OPIODS SETTLEMENT NJ STATE | 2,672.36 | Receipt |
| 11/15/2022 | RECPT 55379 | R 3095 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT NJ STATE | 2,794.91 | Receipt |
| 01/06/2023 | RECPT 54201 | R 3252 | UNAPP GRANT | 3,334.23 | Receipt |
| 02/08/2023 | RECPT 54211 | R 3390 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT NOAT 11 | 560.76 | Receipt |
| 06/26/2023 | RECPT 51039 | R 3958 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT NJ STATE | 1,824.71 | Receipt |
| 08/09/2023 | RECPT 51055 | R 4136 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT PMT#3 | 2,589.88 | Receipt |
| 11/13/2023 | 62854 | 23-01851 | MATTHEW BOCCHI · 10/26/23 Speaking Engagement | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 11/28/2023 | RECPT 51089 | R 4481 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT PMT | 659.72 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54271 | R 5169 | OPIOID SETTLE FD NOSFT PREPAYMENT Y7 Y18 | 1,490.99 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54272 | R 5170 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD WALMART | 9,215.40 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54273 | R 5172 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD CVS | 1,138.47 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54274 | R 5174 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD WALGREENS | 869.53 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54275 | R 5173 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD WALGREENS | 1,456.39 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54276 | R 5171 | OPOIOD SETTLEMENT FD ALLERGAN | 1,056.95 | Receipt |
| 05/17/2024 | RECPT 54277 | R 5168 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD TEVA | 945.78 | Receipt |
| 06/25/2024 | RECPT 54281 | R 5354 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT JANSSEN PMT4 | 2,893.06 | Receipt |
| 08/05/2024 | RECPT 54288 | R 5521 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST ALLERGAN | 1,057.68 | Receipt |
| 08/05/2024 | RECPT 54289 | R 5521 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST FD | 3,507.27 | Receipt |
| 08/12/2024 | RECPT 51145 | R 5547 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST CVS | 1,035.21 | Receipt |
| 08/12/2024 | RECPT 51146 | R 5547 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST TEVA | 898.75 | Receipt |
| 09/19/2024 | RECPT 51163 | R 5674 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST MCKINSEY | 1,332.80 | Receipt |
| 10/15/2024 | RECPT 51168 | R 5765 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST ENDO | 1,154.57 | Receipt |
| 04/21/2025 | RECPT 59417 | R 6599 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST WALGREENS | 870.37 | Receipt |
| 06/26/2025 | RECPT 54324 | R 6951 | NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FD TRUST | 3,214.47 | Receipt |
| 08/12/2025 | RECPT 59453 | R 7135 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT ALLERGAN PAYMENT 3 | 1,048.98 | Receipt |
| 08/21/2025 | RECPT 59456 | R 7177 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD TRUST | 3,507.27 | Receipt |
| 08/21/2025 | RECPT 59457 | R 7176 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST TEVA PMT 3 | 1,007.43 | Receipt |
| 08/21/2025 | RECPT 59458 | R 7175 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST CVS PMT 3 | 1,854.32 | Receipt |
| 11/18/2025 | RECPT 59485 | R 7531 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST WALMART | 73.72 | Receipt |
| 05/05/2026 | RECPT 59552 | R 8235 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST WALGREENS | 853.63 | Receipt |
| 06/22/2026 | RECPT 59580 | R 8448 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD TRUST | 514.41 | Receipt |
| 07/28/2026 | RECPT 59596 | R 8600 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST TEVA | 1,017.26 | Receipt |
| 07/28/2026 | RECPT 59597 | R 8601 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT FD TRUST | 3,507.27 | Receipt |
| 08/03/2026 | RECPT 54345 | R 8635 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST ALLERGAN | 1,048.98 | Receipt |
| 08/03/2026 | RECPT 54346 | R 8634 | OPIOID SETTLEMENT TRUST CVS | 1,854.32 | Receipt |
| Total paid | 5,000.00 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 5,000.00 |
Vendors, and what paid them before.
What fund carried each payee before the opioid account, and how large the opioid slice is against the whole relationship. Bars share one scale.
No payee is published for this jurisdiction yet.
All documents are public records produced by the jurisdiction. Titles are the documents' own.
No dated event is published for this jurisdiction yet.
No correction received from this jurisdiction. If a figure on this page is wrong, send the record that shows it. The response is published here word for word.
Correct the recordCan opioid settlement money be spent on police cars or license plate readers?
No. Exhibit E of the national settlement lists the approved uses: treatment, recovery, prevention, harm reduction and related supports. Vehicles and surveillance hardware are not among the uses it lists, and state law bars using the funds to replace money a town would otherwise have spent.The approved uses
What did River Edge tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 3 programs to the Department of Human Services. Each program, its recipient and its amount are reproduced above, beside the payments in the account.See the reports
How was this grade computed?
By code, from a published rubric: reporting integrity 50 percent, spending conformity 40 percent, transparency 10 percent, with hard caps for a certified program that has no payee in the books, for an uncertified transfer out, and for a records refusal.The rubric
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River Edge Borough
River Edge Borough has spent 5,000.00 of its opioid settlement money, on one school prevention talk, and its reports to the State undercount what it received and what it holds.