Lawrence Township
- 01Certified 10,418.20 spent and said none was spent10,418.20
- 02Reported 96,901.80 on hand after receiving 86,418.6610,483.14
- 03Certified 0.00 encumbered with a 10,418.20 order open10,418.20
- 04Certified 7,871.89 encumbered with no order on the books7,871.89
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Lawrence Township has received $144,073.69 in opioid settlement funds and spent $25,818.20 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
- Camp Fire elementary school programming
- Recipient
- Camp Fire
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $32,014.93
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $96,901.80
- Received to date
- $86,418.66
filed
- Program name
- Safe and Sure/Count on Me Kids (2 programs)
- Recipient
- Camp Fire Boys and Girls
- Recipient category
- Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations
- Amount expended
- $15,400.00
- Unspent on hand
- $104,973.78
- Received to date
- $119,710.64
filed
- Program name
- LEAD (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence)
- Recipient
- Lawrence Township Police Department
- Recipient category
- First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services; Schools, Colleges, Universities
- Amount expended
- $10,418.20
- Unspent on hand
- $108,466.33
- Received to date
- $144,073.69
7 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 FY2026 report certifies 10,418.20 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1, question 6).
Its one program, LEAD, certifies the same 10,418.20 spent in the current reporting year and dates the funding 7/2/2025 (p5). At question 12 (p2) the same report says "None was spent during this period. Funds have been spent in August 2026 and will be reported in the next reporting period." The Township's books show the money left on 07/02/2025. Check 3628 paid JCM Associates purchase order 25-01500, 7,279.34 on account G-02-41-210-299 and 3,138.86 on G-02-41-232-299, 10,418.20 in all. The report cannot say both that 10,418.20 was spent in the year and that none was.
self-contradiction · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 96,901.80 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1, question 9).
The same page certifies 86,418.66 received since the distribution began in 2022 (question 3). That total is the 32,014.93 the FY2023 report lists, the 54,059.13 received in FY2024 and 344.60 of interest. The report certifies 0.00 expended in FY2024, and the FY2023 report certifies 0.00 expended. The books agree. No payment left either opioid account before 05/22/2025. The Township could not hold more than 86,418.66. The figure it gave is 10,483.14 above everything it says it received.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 (p1, question 7).
The Township's own Budget Detail Inquiry shows purchase order 25-01500 to JCM Associates first encumbered on 05/23/2025, 48 lines totaling 10,418.20. Lines 1 to 39, 7,279.34, sit on account G-02-41-210-299. Lines 40 to 48, 3,138.86 including 472.00 shipping and handling, sit on account G-02-41-232-299. Check 3628 paid the order on 07/02/2025, two days after the period closed, so the full 10,418.20 was committed and unpaid on 06/30/2025. The same accounts also held 77,109.05 of adopted budget not yet committed, 9,153.26 on G-02-41-232-299 and 67,955.79 on G-02-41-262-299. Under either reading of the question the answer was not 0.00. The FY2026 report later certifies the same 10,418.20 as spent.
misreported-encumbrance · 5 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 7,871.89 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent in the period 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 (p1, question 7).
It certifies 0.00 expended. The Township's two opioid accounts show no purchase order of any kind at 06/30/2024. Account G-02-41-210-299 carries only its 22,679.34 adopted budget of 04/24/2023 until purchase order 25-00996 to Camp Fire Boys and Girls, first encumbered 04/15/2025. Account G-02-41-232-299 carries only its 12,292.12 adopted budget of 04/02/2024 until purchase order 25-01500, first encumbered 05/23/2025. Nothing was encumbered on 06/30/2024. The two budgets stood unspent at 34,971.46. Neither budget, nor their sum, is 7,871.89. No figure in the produced books makes it.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 108,466.33 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p2, question 9).
The same report certifies 144,073.69 received since 2022, interest included (p1, question 3), and 28,043.32 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p2, question 7). The four reports certify 25,818.20 spent in all, 0.00 in FY2023 and FY2024, 15,400.00 in FY2025 and 10,418.20 in FY2026, and the books show the same two payments. Received less spent less committed leaves 90,212.17. Received less spent leaves 118,255.49. The certified figure is 18,254.16 above the first and 9,789.16 below the second. No reading of the report's own figures gives 108,466.33.
unspent-misstated · 6 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 104,973.78 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1, question 9).
The same page certifies 119,710.64 received since 2022, interest included (question 3), and 15,400.00 expended (question 6). The FY2023 and FY2024 reports certify 0.00 expended. The books show one payment through 06/30/2025, check 3615 to Camp Fire Boys and Girls for 15,400.00 on 05/22/2025. Everything received less everything spent is 104,310.64. The figure the report gives is 663.14 more than the Township could hold.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 10,418.20 spent on LEAD (Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence), recipient the Lawrence Township Police Department, under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training and the Schedule B strategy Prevent Misuse of Opioids (pp4 to 6).
The 10,418.20 is JCM Associates purchase order 25-01500, paid by check 3628 on 07/02/2025. Four of its lines name garments. Line 32, a quarter zip shirt, 104.00. Line 33, a long sleeve tee, 43.80. Lines 36 and 37, T-shirts, 85.00 each. Together they come to 317.80. No record produced describes a LEAD curriculum or distribution that the garments serve. Apparel is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers it. The other 44 lines carry catalog numbers, same as above or shipping, and the record does not show what they bought.
program-misclassification · 2 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-41-210-299, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/22/2025 | 3615 | 25-00996 | CAMP FIRE BOYS AND GIRLS · 25 SESSIONS | 15,400.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #066 | 750.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #054RB | 175.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #052 | 95.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #118 | 40.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #120 | 100.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #048 | 78.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #148 | 100.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #064 | 400.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #110 | 395.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #074 | 20.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #062 | 400.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #128 | 395.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #102 | 80.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #132 | 300.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #104 | 100.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #150 | 600.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #124 | 95.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #126 | 400.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #108 | 120.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #158 | 150.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #068 | 180.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #042 | 78.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #044 | 90.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #040 | 144.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #031 | 197.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #030 | 197.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #036 | 100.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #056 | 140.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #154 | 300.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #116 | 125.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #098 | 125.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · 1/4 ZIP SHIRT | 104.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · LONG SLEEVE TEE | 43.80 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #010 | 57.90 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #012 | 30.50 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · T-SHIRTS | 85.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · T-SHIRTS | 85.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #058 | 200.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #106 | 203.14 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · SAME AS ABOVE | 191.86 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #130 | 225.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #096 | 600.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #156 | 375.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #100 | 375.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #144 | 200.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #152 | 350.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · #090 | 350.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/02/2025 | 3628 | 25-01500 | JCM ASSOCIATES · SHIPPING & HANDLING | 472.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| Total paid | 25,818.20 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 0.00 |
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.
Full width is $15,400.00, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.
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 Lawrence Township 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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Lawrence Township has spent 25,818.20 of its settlement money on a Camp Fire school program and one JCM Associates order, and its reports contradict themselves and its books in every year since FY2024.