State Audit Watch

Auditor Finds Ky. Paid $655M in Questioned Claims

Lack of Controls Over Unemployment Insurance Program Leads to Adverse Opinion
Jerry Ashworth
June 21, 2021 at 10:03:24 ET
The Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) recently issued the second of a two-part statewide single audit for state fiscal year (FY) 2020, concluding that the state’s Office of Unemployment Insurance (OUI) had paid about $655 million in questionable Unemployment Insurance (UI) costs using a claims system that did not adequately establish participant eligibility for the program. ... Read More