Fraud in Special Education - Typepad

From New York Times: (click for full article)

Over the last several weeks, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli of New York has issued audits detailing millions of dollars in fraud by private companies that provide special education services to preschool children with learning, developmental or other disabilities.

With more than a dozen audits in the works, the bad news about the troubled program is clearly not over. And the scope of the wrongdoing could be broader still given that many of the companies that provide such prekindergarten services also work with special needs populations in programs financed through other state agencies. The Legislature needs to conduct a full review of the $2 billion preschool program, which is financed by counties and the state, and create an effective oversight system.

The most recent comptroller audit, made public last week, found overbilling at a Long Island company called IncludEd Educational Services similar to that uncovered in other companies earlier this year. The company is said to have misused millions of dollars in public money, employing nearly a dozen family members. It closed in April owing New York City?s Education Department $3.15 million, including for services that it billed for but did not provide. The audit found an additional $2.6 million in overbilling between 2007-9. The findings have been referred to prosecutors, who have opened several investigations based on previous audits.

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