Bridgewater Township
- 01Certified police overtime as an addiction counselor29,027.58
- 02Certified 45,185.40 of FY2026 spending under no program45,185.40
- 03Counted an unpaid 20,000.00 order as FY2026 spending19,806.62
- 04Certified the same 15,000.00 as spent in two years15,000.00
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Bridgewater Township has received $674,757.83 in opioid settlement funds and spent $127,955.50 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $19,806.62.
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
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $76,864.72
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Unspent on hand
- $230,197.10
- Received to date
- $235,211.37
filed
- Program name
- Bridgewater-Raritan REACH Program
- Recipient
- Community In Crisis
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $73,327.58
- Unspent on hand
- $181,048.30
- Received to date
- $493,695.26
filed
- Program name
- Community In Crisis, Inc
- Recipient
- Community In Crisis
- Recipient category
- Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations
- Programs listed
- 2
- Amount expended
- $78,185.40
- Unspent on hand
- $112,669.52
- Received to date
- $674,757.83
14 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 the Bridgewater-Raritan REACH Program at 29,027.58 funded and expended, recipient Community In Crisis, primary category Treatment (p4 to p5).
It describes the program in one line. Bridgewater Township has hired and on-staff, on-premises addiction counselor. The account paid Community In Crisis 5,000.00 in the year, check 16104 on 04/14/2025. Its other FY2025 payments are Not An Easy Fix 8,750.00, ZSchool 35,550.00 and five payroll journals from 03/14/2025 to 05/30/2025, 14,027.58 in all. The payroll check registers for those five pay dates show the journals are the Opioid Training earnings code, paid to 35 employees in group 420 Police, 4.00 hours each at one and a half times each employee's salary rate. No other department carries an opioid earnings code, and no earnings code names counseling. The certified 29,027.58 equals the 14,027.58 of police overtime plus the 15,000.00 still open on Community In Crisis purchase order 25-00958 at 06/30/2025, to the cent. The payroll journals are the only FY2025 payments with cents, so they can sit in no other program. No addiction counselor's pay was charged to the account.
false-characterization · 8 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 78,185.40 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1) and lists two programs (p4 to p8).
L.E.A.D. Inc is 3,000.00 and Community In Crisis is 30,000.00, 33,000.00 together. The report describes no program for the other 45,185.40. On the books the difference is ZSchool, LLC purchase order 26-01623 for Operational Readiness, 36,450.00, check 16161 on 06/15/2026, two payroll lines of 2,024.10 on 05/29/2026 and 1,311.30 on 06/30/2026, MAGLOCLEN, Inc. purchase order 25-02022 for 10/14 to 10/16 PD Training, 400.00, check 16116 on 07/31/2025, and 5,000.00 of the 35,000.00 of Community In Crisis orders the spent figure counts. Those amounts sum to 45,185.40. The report does not say which 5,000.00 of Community In Crisis its program leaves out. The ZSchool payment is the second of the Township's two orders from that vendor. The FY2025 report described the first as a certificate program in operational readiness for police officers (p5).
unreported-spending · 6 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 78,185.40 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p1).
The account paid 58,378.78 in that period. Community In Crisis purchase order 26-01253 for 20,000.00 was encumbered on 04/22/2026 and still open on 06/30/2026. Its first payment, check 16171 for 5,000.00, cleared on 08/14/2026. The certified figure is the 58,378.78 paid, plus the 20,000.00 open order, less the 193.38 payroll paid by check 302 on 08/15/2025. The Township's transaction spreadsheet gives the same figure. Its Trans Amount column from 07/01/2025 to 04/22/2026 sums to 38,400.00, with the open order in full and the voided and reissued payroll legs cancelling each other. Add the three later payments, 2,024.10, 36,450.00 and 1,311.30, and the total is 78,185.40.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies the REACH program at 29,027.58 expended (p4).
That figure equals 14,027.58 of police overtime plus 15,000.00, the balance of Community In Crisis purchase order 25-00958 that was open at 06/30/2025. The balance was paid later, by check 16115 on 07/15/2025, check 16126 on 10/31/2025 and check 16145 on 02/13/2026, 5,000.00 each. The FY2026 spent figure, 78,185.40 (p1), counts all three checks. The same 15,000.00 is certified as spent in FY2025 and again in FY2026.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies the Community In Crisis program at 30,000.00 spent and gives 1/1/2022 as both the date the program was funded and the date it launched (p6 to p7).
It reports 0 individuals served. The Township's own earlier reports say otherwise. The FY2023 report certifies 0.00 expended through 06/30/2023 (p1). The FY2024 report certifies 0.00 expended and answers No when asked whether the Township funded any programs (p1 to p2). The FY2025 report lists a program with Community In Crisis as recipient, funded 03/24/2025 and launched 03/01/2025 (p4). The books agree with the earlier reports. The vendor history shows the Township's first order to Community In Crisis, purchase order 25-00958, dated 03/03/2025, and the account's first payment to it is check 16104 for 5,000.00 on 04/14/2025. A program first ordered on 03/03/2025 was not funded and launched on 1/1/2022.
self-contradiction · 6 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 73,327.58 expended between 07/01/2024 and 06/30/2025 (p1), the sum of its three programs.
The account paid 63,327.58 in that period. Not An Easy Fix got 8,750.00 by check 16091, ZSchool 35,550.00 by check 16100 and Community In Crisis 5,000.00 by check 16104, and five payroll journals charged 14,027.58. The 10,000.00 difference is the 15,000.00 still open on Community In Crisis purchase order 25-00958, counted as spent, less the 5,000.00 paid on the same order, left out. The vendor history shows 25-00958 was the Township's only order to Community In Crisis before 04/22/2026.
misreported-expenditure · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 173,520.05 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p1).
That is the year's receipts, 246,847.63, less the certified spending, 73,327.58, to the cent. On 06/30/2025 the only open order on the account was 15,000.00 on Community In Crisis purchase order 25-00958. The account's appropriation less its payments stood at 191,048.30. All three program pages certify 0.00 encumbered (p3, p4, p5).
fake-encumbrance · 2 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 97,862.90 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent (p2).
That is the year's certified receipts, 176,048.30, less the certified spending, 78,185.40, to the cent. On 06/30/2026 the only open order on the account was Community In Crisis purchase order 26-01253 for 20,000.00, which the spent figure already counts. Both program pages certify 0.00 encumbered (p5, p7). Account G-02-24-796-000 had 112,669.52 of its appropriation left after payments and that order, and account G-02-25-796-000 had 50,968.43. Neither is the certified figure.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies 181,048.30 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1).
That is the modified appropriation of account G-02-24-796-000, 254,375.88, less the certified spending, 73,327.58, to the cent. The account's own running balance after the 05/30/2025 payroll journal was 191,048.30. The 10,000.00 gap is the amount by which the certified spending exceeds payments. The same report certifies 493,695.26 received since 2022 (p1). Those receipts less the 63,327.58 paid leave 430,367.68.
unspent-misstated · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 112,669.52 of unspent and uncommitted funds currently on hand (p2).
That is the modified appropriation of account G-02-24-796-000, 254,375.88, less the 121,706.36 paid from it through 06/30/2026 and the 20,000.00 open on purchase order 26-01253, to the cent. It leaves out account G-02-25-796-000, Opioids Settlement 2025, which carries a 50,968.43 appropriation and no transaction through 09/09/2026. The same report certifies 674,757.83 received since 2022 (p1). Those receipts less the 121,706.36 paid leave 553,051.47.
unspent-misstated · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies 176,048.30 received between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 and 0.00 of interest (p1).
That is the modified appropriation of account G-02-24-796-000, 254,375.88, less the 63,327.58 paid in FY2025 and the 15,000.00 open on purchase order 25-00958 at 06/30/2025, to the cent. It is the account's uncommitted balance at the start of the year, not money received in it. The report's figure for receipts since 2022 rose from 493,695.26 in the FY2025 report to 674,757.83 (p1), an increase of 181,062.57, which is 5,014.27 more than the certified receipts for the year.
misreported-receipts · 4 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies L.E.A.D.
Inc at 3,000.00 spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p4 to p5). It says one L.E.A.D. class was conducted during the reporting period. On the same page it gives the program's launch date as 9/1/2026, two months after the period closed, and reports 0 individuals served. The books put the money in the period. Check 16128 paid 2,250.00 for L.E.A.D. training on 10/31/2025, and check 16140 paid 750.00 for an instructor on 12/19/2025. A class held and paid for in the period cannot belong to a program that launched after it.
self-contradiction · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies Not An Easy Fix at 8,750.00 expended, recipient DJ Choices, an assembly for all grades of the Township high school on the dangers of opioid addiction (p2 to p3).
The four lines of purchase order 24-01161, two assemblies at 3,500.00, pre-production at 750.00 and accommodations and lunches at 1,000.00, were paid by check 16091 on 10/28/2024 and make the figure to the cent.
accurate-certification · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2026 report certifies L.E.A.D.
Inc at 3,000.00 spent, one class in which an instructor working with the Police Department teaches local students substance use prevention (p4 to p6). Check 16128 for 2,250.00 on 10/31/2025 and check 16140 for 750.00 on 12/19/2025 make the figure to the cent. The report gives the program a launch date of 9/1/2026, after the period closed, and reports 0 individuals served.
accurate-certification · 2 documents · 10/03/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account G-02-24-796-000, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2024 | 16091 | 24-01161 | NOT AN EASY FIX, INC · ACCOMMODATIONS & LUNCHES | 1,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/28/2024 | 16091 | 24-01161 | NOT AN EASY FIX, INC · DJ CHOICES SCHOOL ASSEMBLY | 3,500.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/28/2024 | 16091 | 24-01161 | NOT AN EASY FIX, INC · DJ CHOICES PRE-PRODUCTION | 750.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/28/2024 | 16091 | 24-01161 | NOT AN EASY FIX, INC · DJ CHOICES SCHOOL ASSEMBLY | 3,500.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 02/14/2025 | 16100 | 25-00342 | ZSCHOOL, LLC · OPERATIONAL READINESS | 35,550.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/14/2025 | PAYROLL 03.14.2025 | 6,461.40 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 03/28/2025 | PAYROLL 03.28.2025 | 4,640.64 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 04/14/2025 | 16104 | 25-00958 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · Q1 2025 COMMUNITY CRISIS SRVS | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/15/2025 | PAYROLL 04.15.2025 | 1,092.78 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/15/2025 | REVERSE REVERSAL ERROR | 800.28 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/15/2025 | REVERSE BATCH | -800.28 | Reversal · Unverified | ||
| 05/15/2025 | PAYROLL 05.15.2025 | 800.28 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 05/30/2025 | PAYROLL 05.30.2025 | 1,032.48 | Paid · Unverified | ||
| 07/15/2025 | 16115 | 25-00958 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · Q2 2025 COMMUNITY CRISIS SRVS | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 07/31/2025 | 16116 | 25-02022 | MAGLOCLEN, INC. · 10/14-10/16 PD TRAINING | 400.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/15/2025 | 302 | 25-02403 | BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP PAYROLL · PAYROLL 8-15-25 OPIOIDS 2024 | 193.38 | Paid · Unverified |
| 10/31/2025 | 16126 | 25-00958 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · Q3 2025 COMMUNITY CRISIS SRVS | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 10/31/2025 | 16128 | 25-03135 | L.E.A.D. INC. · L.E.A.D TRAINING | 2,250.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/19/2025 | 16140 | 25-03391 | L.E.A.D. INC. · L.E.A.D INSTRUCTOR / OSSENFORT | 750.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/13/2026 | 16145 | 25-00958 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · Q4 2025 COMMUNITY CRISIS SRVS | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 04/22/2026 | open | 26-01253 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · 2ND QUARTER PAYMENT | 5,000.00 | Open encumbrance · Conforming |
| 04/22/2026 | open | 26-01253 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · RECOVERY SUPPORT CRISIS NEEDS | 10,000.00 | Open encumbrance · Conforming |
| 05/29/2026 | 315 | 26-01309 | BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP PAYROLL · PAYROLL 5-29-26 OPIOIDS | 2,024.10 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/15/2026 | 16161 | 26-01623 | ZSCHOOL, LLC · OPERATIONAL READINESS | 36,450.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/30/2026 | 316 | 26-01952 | BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP PAYROLL · PAYROLL 6/30/2026 OPIOIDS | 1,311.30 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/15/2026 | 317 | 26-02339 | BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP PAYROLL · PAYROLL 7/15/2026 OPIOIDS | 1,249.14 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/14/2026 | 16171 | 26-01253 | COMMUNITY IN CRISIS, INC · 1ST QUARTER PAYMENT | 5,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/28/2026 | open | 26-02455 | PREVENTION SCIENCE PRESS, INC · ELEM. SCHOOL STUDENT GUIDE | 3,000.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 08/28/2026 | open | 26-02455 | PREVENTION SCIENCE PRESS, INC · TEACHERS MANUAL | 850.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 09/08/2026 | open | 26-02455 | PREVENTION SCIENCE PRESS, INC · SHIPPING FEE | 385.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| Total paid | 128,755.78 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 33,750.00 |
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 $72,000.00, 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 Bridgewater Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 5 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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Bridgewater Township certified 140 hours of police overtime to the State as an on-staff addiction counselor, and every balance line in its FY2025 and FY2026 reports is built from arithmetic rather than read from its books.