# Desk Review of the State of New Jersey’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
> **Other** by Department of the Treasury OIG · 2025-02-07
> *About: Department of the Treasury*
## Report
- **Title:** Desk Review of the State of New Jersey’s Use of Coronavirus Relief Fund Proceeds
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of the Treasury OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of the Treasury
- **Type:** Other
- **Publication date:** 2025-02-07

## Recommendations

- **Rec 1-1** (Open): Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $98,000,000 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury…
- **Rec 10-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $12,674,130 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury…
- **Rec 11-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $3,438,886 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported…
- **Rec 12-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $210,000 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Direct Payments greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported.…
- **Rec 13-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $72,008,351 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Aggregate Reporting less than $50,000 payment type can be supported. If…
- **Rec 13-2** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of following up with New Jersey to obtain expenditure support with sufficient expenditure level detail such as vendor names needed to support CRF amounts claimed.
- **Rec 14-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $339,154,192 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Aggregate Payments to Individual types can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should recoup the…
- **Rec 15-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to provide support for other eligible replacement expenses, not previous charged to CRF, that were incurred during the period of performance for the $124,331,510 of ineligible costs charged to…
- **Rec 16-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $137,077,969 noted as unsupported reconciliation errors questioned costs (Other Matter) within the Aggregate Payments to Individual payment type can be supported. If support is…
- **Rec 16-2** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to obtain expenditure support with sufficient expenditure level detail needed to support CRF amounts claimed.
- **Rec 2-1** (Open): Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $187,176 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG…
- **Rec 3-1** (Open): Treasury OIG should follow-up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $18,260,445 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Contracts greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury…
- **Rec 4-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $35,889 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should…
- **Rec 4-2** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported balances within the remaining portion of the selected grant balance.
- **Rec 5-1** (Open): Castro recommends that Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $250,398 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided,…
- **Rec 5-2** (Open): Castro recommends that Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported balances within the remaining portion of the selected grant balance.
- **Rec 6-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $19,931,910 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Grants greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG should…
- **Rec 7-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $10,068,090 noted as ineligible expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG…
- **Rec 8-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $9,410,681 noted as unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury OIG…
- **Rec 9-1** (Open): Treasury OIG follow up with New Jersey's management to confirm if the $205,520,362 noted as other unsupported expenditures within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment type can be supported. If support is not provided, Treasury…
- **Rec 9-2** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of performing additional follow-up procedures to determine if there were other instances of unsupported questioned costs within the Transfers greater than or equal to $50,000 payment population. Further, based on…
- **Rec 9-3** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of requesting that New Jersey perform an assessment to determine if all the potential fraudulent transactions were removed from New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)'s CRF claimed amounts.
- **Rec 9-4** (Open): Treasury OIG determine the feasibility of following up with New Jersey to obtain the missing NJEDA populations questioned as other matters and, utilizing the listing of potential fraudulent transactions provided by NJEDA, determine if the $1,007,050…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/other/desk-review-state-new-jerseys-use-coronavirus-relief-fund-proceeds)
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