Wantage Township
- 01FY2024 report certifies 2,880.00 spent, books show 1,820.16Certified against books conflict1,059.84
- 02Certified paid Narcan as encumbered but not yet spent990.00
- 03FY2026 report files magazine ads as opioid treatment1,200.00
- 04FY2026 encumbered figure is receipts less spending1,373.77
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Wantage Township has received $18,574.24 in opioid settlement funds and spent $6,846.43 of it. Its reports to the State certify $1,801.00 with no payee in the books.
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
- None as of 6/30/23
- Recipient
- Wantage Township
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $3,216.38
filed
- Program name
- WISE
- Recipient
- Wantage
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances)
- Programs listed
- 2
- Amount expended
- $2,880.00
- Unspent on hand
- $9,701.73
- Received to date
- $11,509.93
filed
- Program name
- None as of 6/30/23
- Programs listed
- 3
- Amount expended
- $4,148.16
- Unspent on hand
- $10,044.10
- Received to date
- $16,000.47
filed
- Program name
- RISE Magazine Advertisements
- Recipient
- Center for Prevention and Counseling
- Recipient category
- Community Based Organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations; County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances); First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services; Hospital/Healthcare Provider (including Mental Health or Substance Use Treatment Provider); Private/For-profit Organizations; Schools, Colleges, Universities
- Amount expended
- $1,200.00
- Unspent on hand
- $11,389.24
- Received to date
- $18,574.24
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 FY2024 report certifies 2,880.00 expended between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1).
It is built from two program figures and an administrative line. WISE, a senior education program, is certified at 1,801.00 expended and the same 1,801.00 encumbered, with a launch date of 04/30/2025, ten months after the year closed (pp2 to 3). Youth Prevention, described as coloring books, is certified at 800.00 (p4). Administrative expense is certified at 279.00 (p1). The settlement account was produced for the whole year. It paid 1,820.16 in that window. Baker's Pharmacy was paid 990.00 for Narcan kits on check 102194 on 08/18/2023. Positive Promotions was paid 215.00 for bookmarks and 603.20 for activity books on check 102241 on 09/14/2023. A garbage bag reimbursement of 11.96 was paid on check 102993 on 04/25/2024. No WISE order existed in the year. PO 21338 for the WISE program was opened on 06/09/2025 and paid 636.17 on check 104478 on 06/26/2025. No administrative charge appears on the account in any year. The certified figure is 1,059.84 more than the account paid.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 990.00 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024 (p1).
No program on the report carries it. The two program blocks certify 1,801.00 and 800.00 encumbered, 2,601.00 in all (pp3 to 4), so the report gives two different encumbered figures. The account's only 990.00 item is Narcan kits from Baker's Pharmacy, PO 19709, encumbered 08/08/2023 and paid on check 102194 on 08/18/2023, early in the same period. No order was open on the account on 06/30/2024. The appropriation balance that day was 2,285.97, not 990.00. The Narcan is not in the certified 2,880.00 expended, which is the WISE and Youth Prevention figures plus 279.00 of administrative expense. The report's unspent figure, 9,701.73, equals the 11,509.93 it certifies as received less 990.00 and 818.20, the Narcan and the Positive Promotions order. It does not equal 11,509.93 less the 2,880.00 it certifies as spent. The same report treats the Narcan as gone in its unspent figure and as not yet spent in its encumbered figure.
fake-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies one program, RISE Magazine Advertisements, at 1,200.00 spent (pp4 to 6).
It files the program under Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention, adds Treatment, and selects the Schedule B strategies Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Appropriate Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing, Training and Research (p6). It gives the purpose as reaching people in need of substance abuse recovery, says the program will help people in need of treatment, and reports 250 people served (pp5 to 6). It gives the funding and launch date as 1/12/2026 (p5). The books show one purchase. PO 21680, RISE Advertisements, was encumbered 11/17/2025 and paid 1,200.00 to the Center for Prevention and Counseling on check 104985 on 12/04/2025, invoice 1083, 39 days before the certified funding date. The report itself says the Township took out 4 articles in a local paper (p3). Advertising space is not treatment, prescribing, training or research, and no treatment program is documented. The ad copy is not in the record.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 1,373.77 appropriated or encumbered but not yet spent between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 (p2).
That is the 2,573.77 it certifies as received in the year less the 1,200.00 it certifies as spent (p1), to the cent. The account shows two orders open on 06/30/2026. PO 22169, 3,000.00, Medical Center Van at Brookside Park 5/29/26, was encumbered 05/26/2026 with no vendor named and was still open on 08/31/2026. PO 22256, 325.23, an anti-drug and alcohol awareness public service announcement, was encumbered 06/30/2026 and paid on check 105829 on 07/16/2026. The open orders total 3,325.23. The 2026 appropriation moved into the account on 05/08/2026 was 3,977.10. The certified figure matches neither. The 1,200.00 spent is check 104985 of 12/04/2025 for RISE advertisements.
misreported-encumbrance · 3 documents · 10/03/2026The FY2025 report certifies the WISE program at 636.17 expended (p3) and 4,148.16 expended in the year (p1).
Check 104478 paid 636.17 for the six week WISE program on 06/26/2025. The same day journal GJ 52, Move Charges on PO 21338, credited 635.17 back to the settlement account and raised its balance from 8,640.77 to 9,275.94 (appropriated p1). The settlement account bore 1.00 of the WISE program. With DJ 1051 of 07/31/2024 taking back the 11.96 garbage bag payment, the account bore 3,501.04 in the year, not 4,148.16. The report's unspent figure, 10,044.10 (p1), is 8,640.77 plus the 1,403.33 reserve balance, the balances before the move. On 06/30/2025 the two accounts held 10,679.27. The program figures total 4,148.17, one cent above the report's own expended figure. The other side of GJ 52 was not produced, so where the 635.17 went is not in the record.
misreported-expenditure · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 2,573.77 received between 07/01/2025 and 06/30/2026 and 18,574.24 received since 2022 (p1).
The settlement reserve, account 02-214-40-866-007, records 360.70 on 08/12/2025, a 0.33 debit the same day, 2,188.07 on 08/18/2025, 25.33 on 11/13/2025 and 293.26 on 05/04/2026 (unappropriated p1). Those entries total 2,867.03. The certified figure equals the first four to the cent. The 293.26 receipt of 05/04/2026 falls inside the year and is not in either certified figure. On 05/08/2026 journal GJ 22 moved 3,977.10 into the 2026 appropriation, the reserve balance before that receipt, and left 293.26 in the reserve.
misreported-receipts · 2 documents · 10/04/2026Patterns this jurisdiction appears in: Fake encumbrances
The ledger, as printed.
Account 02-213-40-866-007, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2022 | Record Opioid Settlement due to Grant Fund | 1,878.26 | Receipt · Unverified | ||
| 01/31/2023 | GJ 48 | Move Opioid Settlement to Unappropriated - Rec Jan | 1,145.47 | Receipt | |
| 02/28/2023 | GJ 49 | Move Opioid Settlement to Unappropriated - Rec Feb | 192.65 | Receipt | |
| 08/18/2023 | 102194 | 19709 | Baker's Pharmacy · Narcan kits | 990.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 08/31/2023 | GJ 65 | Opioid Settlement 2023 to Unapprop | 889.75 | Receipt | |
| 09/14/2023 | 102241 | 19708 | Positive Promotions · Activity Bk @ .57 cents each (Item# KCB-612) | 603.20 | Paid · Unverified |
| 09/14/2023 | 102241 | 19708 | Positive Promotions · Bookmark @37 cents each (INV#07220636, Item# KM-1035) | 215.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 12/31/2023 | GJ 106 | Record Opioid Payment Rec'd | 226.65 | Receipt | |
| 01/29/2024 | GJ 25 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 1/23/24 | 626.88 | Receipt | |
| 04/25/2024 | 102993 | 20325 | Karnas, Kenneth · Reimbursement for Garbage Bags (INV#04/25/2024) | 11.96 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/31/2024 | GJ 26 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 5/7/24 | 5,556.37 | Receipt | |
| 06/05/2024 | Charge Off/Move Unapp Opioid Settlement 2024Budget | 287.72 | Journal · Unverified | ||
| 06/05/2024 | Charge Off/Move Unapp Opioid Settlement 2024Budget | -287.72 | Journal · Unverified | ||
| 06/05/2024 | Charge Off/Move Unapp Opioid Settlement 2024Budget | 2,227.87 | Journal · Unverified | ||
| 06/24/2024 | GJ 64 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 6/24/24 | 993.90 | Receipt | |
| 07/31/2024 | 20325 | Adjustment to Paid Line | -11.96 | Reversal · Non-conforming | |
| 08/06/2024 | GJ 65 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 8/6/24 | 1,204.92 | Receipt | |
| 08/12/2024 | GJ 66 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 8/12/24 | 1,027.76 | Receipt | |
| 09/17/2024 | GJ 71 | Opioid Payment Sept 2024 | 457.88 | Receipt | |
| 10/31/2024 | GJ 82 | Opioid Settlement Rec'd 10/15/24 | 396.65 | Receipt | |
| 03/13/2025 | 104090 | 21099 | Center for Prevention & Counse · Addiction 101 Presentation: High Point High S (INV#4137) | 1,800.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/21/2025 | GJ 39 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop | 299.01 | Receipt | |
| 05/09/2025 | Charge Off/Move Unapp Opioid Settlement 2025Budget | 10,491.01 | Journal · Unverified | ||
| 06/12/2025 | 104459 | 21283 | Verde Environmental Technologi · 200 Medium Deterra Pouches Item#7018-CASE (INV#0020995-IN) | 1,712.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/24/2025 | GJ 40 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop | 1,104.32 | Receipt | |
| 06/26/2025 | 104478 | 21338 | Centers for Prevention and Cou · WISE Program for Seniors - 6 weeks (INV#4177) | 636.17 | Paid · Unverified |
| 06/26/2025 | Move Charges on PO 21338 | -635.17 | Reversal · Unverified | ||
| 08/12/2025 | GJ 75 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop (debit) | -0.33 | Receipt | |
| 08/12/2025 | GJ 69 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop | 360.70 | Receipt | |
| 08/18/2025 | GJ 70 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop | 2,188.07 | Receipt | |
| 11/13/2025 | GJ 71 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop | 25.33 | Receipt | |
| 12/04/2025 | 104985 | 21680 | Center for Prevention & Counse · RISE Advertisements - as attached (INV#1083) | 1,200.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/04/2026 | GJ 31 | Opioid Settlement Receipt to Unapprop 5/4/26 | 293.26 | Receipt | |
| 05/08/2026 | Charge Off/Move Unapp Opioid Settlement 2026Budget | 3,977.10 | Journal · Transfer | ||
| 05/26/2026 | open | 22169 | Medical Center Van @ Brookside Park 5/29/26 | 3,000.00 | Open encumbrance · Unverified |
| 07/16/2026 | 105829 | 22256 | Centers for Prevention and Counseling (vendor 3680) · INV#4189-4 Anti-Drug/Alcohol Awareness PSA Beemerville R | 325.23 | Paid · Unverified |
| Total paid | 7,493.56 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 2,702.00 |
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 $3,000.00, 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 Wantage Township tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 7 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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Wantage Township's reports to the State certify spending its books do not show, a paid Narcan order as not yet spent, magazine ads as opioid treatment and WISE costs its own journal moved off the settlement account.