Ocean Township
- 01Certified photo booths and giveaways as drug education8,051.45
- 02Certified police T-shirts as an anti-drug curriculum3,766.25
- 03Accounted for 33,886.29 more than it had received33,886.29
- 04Filed no FY2026 report after spending 21,108.9621,108.96
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Ocean Township has received $238,306.81 in opioid settlement funds and spent $90,424.73 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
- 2 Day Seminar: EMDR: A Rapid, Safe and proven Treatment for Trauma
- Recipient
- Township of Ocean Department of Human Services
- Programs listed
- 4
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $58,330.54
filed
- Program name
- 2 Day Seminar: EMDR: A Rapid, Safe and proven Treatment for Trauma
- Programs listed
- 17
- Amount expended
- $51,589.01
- Unspent on hand
- $48,971.13
- Received to date
- $174,690.29
filed
- Program name
- 2 Day Seminar: EMDR: A Rapid, Safe and proven Treatment for Trauma
- Programs listed
- 17
- Amount expended
- $16,133.31
- Unspent on hand
- $170,584.49
- Received to date
- $238,306.81
6 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 Township certified four event programs as opioid prevention under the name Ocean High on Life...Not Drugs.
The FY2023 report funds the campaign at National Night Out at 2,489.91 and describes a photo booth and goodie bags with frisbees (pp6 to 7). The FY2024 report gives its total cost as 2,526.88 (p29). The books show AJH Entertainment paid 1,350.00 for a photo booth for National Night Out by check 2372 on 08/09/2023, and Amazon paid 724.78 for National Night Out supplies by check 2529 and Fire Safety Education 452.10 for National Night Out giveaways by check 2542, both on 09/14/2023. The FY2024 report certifies the campaign at Fall Fest at 3,280.14 as education for parents to talk with children about opioid use disorder (pp8 to 9). The books show a 1,350.00 photo booth for the Fall Fest by check 2693 on 10/12/2023, and 1,480.14 of Fall Fest giveaways by check 3208 and 450.00 of kites by check 3124, both on 01/11/2024. The FY2025 report certifies the campaign at Fall Fest at 1,785.97 and says the event was cancelled for weather (pp9 to 10). The books show 1,325.73 of Fall Fest promo items by check 4882 on 11/14/2024 and 460.24 of Amazon program supplies by check 5046 on 12/12/2024. The FY2025 report certifies the campaign at National Night Out at 458.46 with Target as recipient and says the 08/06/2024 event was cancelled for weather with 0 participants (pp12 to 13). Check 4689 paid the Township of Ocean itself 458.46 for National Night Out bikes on 10/10/2024. Photo booths, giveaways, kites and bikes are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no evidence-based program they serve is documented.
program-misclassification · 8 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies the Intermediate School L.E.A.D Program at 1,938.75 with JCM Associates as recipient.
It describes an anti-drug curriculum taught by law enforcement officers to fifth grade students (pp16 to 17). The FY2025 report certifies the L.E.A.D Program at 1,827.50 with JCMS Associates, LLC as recipient and the same description for sixth grade students (p6). The books show both figures are T-shirts. Check 3804 paid JCM Associates 907.50, 660.00 and 371.25 on 05/09/2024 on purchase orders 24-00665, 24-00671 and 24-00672, each described as L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS. Check 5821 paid 977.50 and 850.00 on 05/08/2025 on purchase orders 25-00710 and 25-00711, described the same way. No curriculum cost appears in the books. The vendor history shows the Township bought the same shirts from Community Hope L.E.A.D. grant accounts from 2019 to 2023. The settlement account then paid 2,177.75 for OTPD L.E.A.D. T-shirts from a new vendor by check 8095 on 05/14/2026, a year the Township did not report. Shirts are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers them.
program-misclassification · 5 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 174,690.29 received since 2022 (p1).
The same report certifies 51,589.01 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 and 108,016.44 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p1), and 48,971.13 unspent and/or uncommitted on hand (p2). Those three figures total 208,576.58, which is 33,886.29 more than the Township says it had received. Received less spent leaves 123,101.28. The books show the first two figures are the two settlement accounts. G-02-41-912-301 opens at 58,510.54 and G-02-41-912-302 opens at 101,094.91, together 159,605.45, which is 51,589.01 plus 108,016.44 to the cent. The 48,971.13 on hand is counted on top of money already counted as spent or committed. The FY2025 report then certifies 0.00 appropriated or encumbered and 170,584.49 on hand, which is 238,306.81 received less 67,722.32 spent over three years (p1).
self-contradiction · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The State's FY2026 page for the Township reads No Report Received (p1).
Between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 the two settlement accounts paid 21,108.96. Check 6935 paid the New Jersey State Elks Association 6,160.00 on 11/13/2025 for the 37th Annual Elks Peer event. Playbl, Inc. was paid 2,807.25 and 192.75 by check 6768 on 10/09/2025 for Tier 1 and Tier 2 prevention programs and 3,500.00 by check 8265 on 06/11/2026 for vaping prevention. Checks 6441 on 08/14/2025 and 6614 on 09/11/2025 paid the Township of Ocean itself 1,575.00 each for summer camp. Check 8095 paid 2,177.75 on 05/14/2026 for OTPD L.E.A.D. t-shirts. Eight procurement card charges paid 2,421.22 for counseling record and scheduling software, and check 6428 paid 699.99 for counselor training on 08/14/2025. None of these payments or programs has been reported to the State. The Township filed reports for FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025.
unreported-spending · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2024 report certifies 108,016.44 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1).
Its own program pages carry 6,364.28 encumbered. The books show the 108,016.44 is the whole unspent balance of both settlement accounts on 06/30/2024, 6,921.53 on G-02-41-912-301 and 101,094.91 on G-02-41-912-302. Four orders stood open that day, all on -301. Amazon purchase order 24-00765 for 2,300.22, TheraManager purchase order 24-01151 for 2,250.00, purchase order 24-01289 for 84.06 and purchase order 24-01336 for 50.00 total 4,684.28 and were paid from 07/11/2024 to 08/22/2024. Account -302 carried no order until purchase order 24-01639, first encumbered 07/15/2024. The other 103,332.16 had no order behind it. The 1,680.00 the report lists as encumbered for its Anxious Generation program went on purchase order 24-01880, first encumbered 08/20/2024, after the year closed.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report lists two programs under Primary Prevention, Education, and Training.
The Cell Phone Social Media Task Force, recipient Amazon, 882.28, provides research to a school district task force on the negative impact of phone-based childhood (p20). The Anxious Generation program, recipient Barnes, 1,680.00, addresses rising anxiety and depression in youth (p25). The FY2025 report certifies a second Anxious Generation program at 1,052.10 to distribute The Anxious Generation to school faculty and the Board of Education and to share research on the harmful effects of a phone-based childhood (pp10 to 11). It reports 1,680.00 and 882.00 spent on the two FY2024 programs (pp14 to 15). The books show Amazon check 4401 paid 882.28 for Anxious Generation books on 08/22/2024. Check 4510 paid 1,680.00 and 1,052.10 on 09/12/2024 as a reimbursement for books for the schools, which the ledger labels substance abuse books. The reports describe a book on phones and social media. A book on phone use is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers it.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-41-912-301, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2023 | 2372 | 23-01888 | AJH ENTERTAINMENT LLC · PHOTO BOOTH FOR NAT NIGHT OUT | 1,350.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/14/2023 | 2379 | 23-01900 | MATT BELLACE PHD PRESENTATIONS · MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER PROGRAM | 2,500.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/14/2023 | 2529 | 23-01702 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT SUPPLIES | 724.78 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/14/2023 | 2542 | 23-01752 | FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION · Nat. Night Out Giveaways | 452.10 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/12/2023 | 2693 | 23-02380 | AJH ENTERTAINMENT LLC · PHOTO BOOTH FOR DHS FALL FEST | 1,350.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/20/2023 | 2724 | 23-02609 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS/REC PROCUREMENT CARD | 1,108.85 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/27/2023 | 2890 | 23-02898 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · OPIOD FUND SETTLEMENT | 1,059.31 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/30/2023 | 2897 | 23-01900 | MATT BELLACE PHD PRESENTATIONS · MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER PROGRAM | 2,500.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/06/2023 | 2900 | 23-02982 | SHAWN METZ MOTIVATION LLC · MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | 600.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/14/2023 | 2950 | 23-03010 | INNOCORP LTD · FATAL VISION GOGGLES | 9,658.44 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/14/2023 | 3006 | 23-02120 | SASSI · WEB BASED TRAINING | 240.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 12/14/2023 | 3036 | 23-02789 | MOLESKI, SHARON · EMDR SEMINAR SUPPLIES | 84.96 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/14/2023 | 3051 | 23-01702 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · OPIOD SETTLEMENT FUND EXPENSES | 1,554.19 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/11/2024 | 3124 | 23-02259 | FUN EXPRESS, LLC · FALL FEST SUPPLIES--KITES | 450.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/11/2024 | 3162 | 23-02785 | PESI LLC · IN HOUSE LIVE TRAINING EMDR | 13,000.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/11/2024 | 3162 | 23-02786 | PESI LLC · LIVE IN HOUSE TRAINING TRAUMA | 7,500.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/11/2024 | 3208 | 23-02323 | FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION · DHS FALL FEST GIVE AWAYS | 1,480.14 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 01/25/2024 | 3309 | 23-03007 | SHAWN METZ MOTIVATION LLC · MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER DEC & JAN | 600.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/08/2024 | 3364 | 23-02120 | SASSI · SASSI ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE | 1,937.50 | Paid · Conforming |
| 05/09/2024 | 3804 | 24-00665 | JCM ASSOCIATES, LLC · L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS | 907.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/09/2024 | 3804 | 24-00671 | JCM ASSOCIATES, LLC · L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS | 660.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/09/2024 | 3804 | 24-00672 | JCM ASSOCIATES, LLC · L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS | 371.25 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/22/2024 | 3904 | 24-00948 | DAN DUDDY LLC · DHS HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTATION | 1,000.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/06/2024 | 3989 | 24-00691 | PESI LLC · EMDR FOR TRAINING TRAUMA | 499.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/11/2024 | 4182 | 24-01289 | MOLESKI, SHARON · SR PROGRAM REFRESHMENTS/SUPPLY | 84.06 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/11/2024 | 4189 | 24-00765 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · DHS SPECIAL PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 118.94 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/11/2024 | 4189 | 24-00765 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · DHS SPECIAL PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 1,299.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/11/2024 | 4204 | 24-01336 | LIBMAN, DIANA · SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRAINING | 50.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 07/11/2024 | 4220 | 24-01151 | THERAMANAGER LLC · IMPLEMENTATION FEE | 2,250.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/24/2024 | 4230 | 24-01639 | AMAZING AMUSEMENTS & · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ACTIVITY | 2,000.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/22/2024 | 4401 | 24-00765 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · ANXIOUS GENERATION BOOKS | 882.28 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/12/2024 | 4510 | 24-01880 | MOLESKI, SHARON · SUBSTANCE ABUSE BKS FOR SCHOOL | 1,052.10 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/12/2024 | 4510 | 24-01880 | MOLESKI, SHARON · SUBSTANCE ABUSE BKS FOR SCHOOL | 1,680.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/10/2024 | 4689 | 24-02189 | TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BIKES | 458.46 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 10/21/2024 | 24-01639 | AMAZING AMUSEMENTS & · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ACTIVITY (void reversal) | -2,000.00 | Reversal · Non-conforming | |
| 11/14/2024 | 4882 | 24-02034 | FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION · FALL FEST PROMO ITEMS--DHS | 1,325.73 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 12/12/2024 | 5046 | 24-02035 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES, INC. · DHS SPECIAL PROGRAM SUPPLIES | 460.24 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 12/20/2024 | 5080 | 24-02902 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · COUNSELING ELECTRONIC RECORDS | 189.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/17/2025 | 5222 | 25-00176 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS SCHEDULING SOFTWARE | 189.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/17/2025 | 5223 | 24-02976 | FOWLIN, MICHAEL S. · INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SPEAKER | 4,000.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/19/2025 | 9908664927 | THERAMANAGER LLC · Expenditure Refund INV:1738771607844 (Post Ref R 54658) | -2,250.00 | Reversal · Unverified | |
| 02/21/2025 | 5426 | 25-00443 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS | 189.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/27/2025 | 5642 | 25-00709 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS/REC PROCUREMENT CARD FEB | 189.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/10/2025 | 5762 | 25-00748 | TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN · RESIDENT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM | 1,230.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/25/2025 | 5780 | 25-00941 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · OPIOID SETTMENT FUNDS | 189.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/08/2025 | 5821 | 25-00710 | JCM ASSOCIATES, LLC · L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS | 977.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/08/2025 | 5821 | 25-00711 | JCM ASSOCIATES, LLC · L.E.A.D. T-SHIRTS | 850.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/19/2025 | 5931 | 25-01174 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM | 360.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/19/2025 | 6104 | 25-01345 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM | 360.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/15/2025 | 6263 | 25-01562 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORD SYSTEM | 360.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/14/2025 | 6428 | 25-01575 | LIBMAN, DIANA · DHS COUNSELOR TRAINING | 699.99 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/14/2025 | 6441 | 25-01574 | TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN · SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP | 1,575.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/14/2025 | 6447 | 25-01783 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORD SYTEMS | 212.34 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/11/2025 | 6614 | 25-01744 | TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN · RESIDENT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM | 1,575.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/09/2025 | 6768 | 25-01946 | PLAYBL, INC. · TIER 1 PREVENTION & TIER 2 | 2,807.25 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/09/2025 | 6768 | 25-01946 | PLAYBL, INC. · TIER 1 & TIER 2 PROGRAMS | 192.75 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/17/2025 | 6778 | 25-02264 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORDS SOFTWAR | 286.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/13/2025 | 6935 | 25-02261 | NEW JERSEY STATE ELKS ASSOC. · 37TH ANNUAL ELKS PEER | 6,160.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/26/2025 | 6960 | 25-02548 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELEC RECORDS SOFTWARE | 286.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/23/2025 | 7145 | 25-02756 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS ELECTRONIC RECORDS | 286.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 01/23/2026 | 7459 | 26-00199 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS SCHEDULING SOFTWARE | 346.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/20/2026 | 7568 | 26-00372 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS SCHEDULING SOFTWARE | 319.88 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/07/2026 | 7832 | 26-00736 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · DHS SCHEDULING SOFTWARD | 325.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/14/2026 | 8095 | 26-00913 | JAIME C. BARRAGAN VARGAS · OTPD LEAD TSHIRTS | 2,177.75 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/11/2026 | 8265 | 26-01219 | PLAYBL, INC. · TIER 1/2 VAPING PREVENTION | 3,500.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/13/2026 | 8564 | 26-01637 | PARTY PERFECT RENTALS · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WATER SLIDE | 1,337.50 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 08/19/2026 | 8616 | 26-01837 | CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS · NATIONAL NIGHT OUT OPIOID EXP | 255.95 | Paid · Unverified |
| Total paid | 94,674.73 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 2,227.50 |
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 $20,999.99, 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 Ocean Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 38 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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Ocean Township
Ocean Township in Monmouth County certified photo booths, festival giveaways, bikes and police T-shirts to the State as drug prevention, accounted in FY2024 for 33,886.29 more than it had received, and filed no FY2026 report after its settlement accounts paid 21,108.96.