Division of Criminal Justice Looking Into Missing Monies from Juvenile Inmate Accounts
About $16,000 is missing from a bank account used to purchase items for juvenile inmates
The State Division of Criminal Justice is looking into where some $16,000 missing from a bank account used to purchase items for juveniles housed in the Ocean County justice system has gone.
"If we come across any types of fraud, we have to report that to the governor or the governor's representative," John Termyna, assistant state auditor told Patch. "We reported our findings to the Criminal Justice Division."
The auditor's office said there were a "number of issues" dealing with a bank account that is used to take groups of juvenile inmates offsite on various trips, including missing funds along with possibly forged signatures.
"When a youth worker takes a group of kids somewhere, the park, shopping mall, whatever, that youth worker is given some money, which they can use on each inmate for different things, like sneakers, etc," he said. "We had some questions on some of the receipts and the amounts being returned. Also, we were questioning whether some of the signatures of residents were accurate."
He said the report reviewed 15 centers in all, but according to the auditor's office, the questionable signatures on forms were all at the Ocean County site, which is located in Lacey. The audit was of a state program run in Ocean County, according to county officials. The Criminal Justice Division is now investigating, Termyna said.
john
11:22 am on Friday, August 31, 2012
no suprise in these desperate times.....
mike mc
11:52 am on Friday, August 31, 2012
didn't know that when sent to juv. detention that it included mini shopping sprees.
suz
4:17 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
I was thinking he same thing...our taxes hard at work.
Sal Sorce
12:32 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
"Lack of sufficient records has made the audit difficult" ...
connect the dots ...
don't you all just love living in Ocean County?
Another pointing of the finger ... what it costs for operating
the system is huge expense for ALL taxpayers ...
Don't make is sound like the juveniles are in control of
the accounting system? Or are you all that mesmerized by
all the elected officials ??? Good timing with an election
coming up in November 2012.
Keeping whats mine
5:42 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
If they get locked up then they forfeit any rights to shopping the park or whatever good people can do without freebies. Let mommy and daddy pay for them, not us.
Robert Jackson
9:20 pm on Friday, August 31, 2012
If you could read then you would know that the missing funds are deposits made to the juvenile's accounts by their parents or others.....not the state or county........
Smot Revir
8:49 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
@ robert jackson I can read and I didn't see where it says the parents or others make deposits !
Keeping whats mine
9:14 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
@robert jackson, aka "hooked on phonics"i can read just fine. In fact i read it several times. Seems like you see things that are not in the story. Show me where it says the parents or others put the money in.
jo
1:16 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012
my goodness it does not matter who's account..it is surely not the person's who is Stealing the monies forging the signutures on accounts it does not belong to them a fact.no doubt if u steal u are a thief.. .need to check all jails and prisons and detentions accounts somebody getting rich always the ones at the top makes the most,but we already know that and don't care so whats new???government is not broke u just have greed and u can get away with it.the kids in detentions are just learning a new trade when they are released.this story will get forgot in a week more stealing will continue the state will receive more monies.Paperwork will go missing deals will be offer to a few no one will go to jail for this...it's not about shopping sprees or parents paying it's about the theives stealing what is not there's simply.u are what u steal...kids are not in charge so call adults are...got a remedy for that but i guess that's alright everyone gets a cut if they keep there mouth shut,,,,oh well...
2much2say
7:04 pm on Saturday, September 1, 2012
Jo
So much agreed.
fredrica pattetson
12:33 am on Sunday, September 2, 2012
greed the route to all evil. God Bless these people, who u think r doing the right thing. come to find this out. What goes around comes around. Leave it in Gods hands, it will be handled. thal shall not steal.
WMS826
11:51 am on Monday, September 3, 2012
"Youth" worker...hmm...not you typical public servant I am wiling to bet.