NEBRASKA ATTORNEY GENERAL NOW SAYS HE'LL EXPLORE WHETHER THE STATE WAS A VICTIM OF FRAUD IN SAINT FRANCIS CONTRACT

LINCOLN- Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson indicated he will evaluate the state’s legal options in pursuing funds that may have been fraudulently spent via the state’s contract with a Kansas foster care provider. 

The state severed its contract with Saint Francis in December 2021, after the organization failed to fulfill its obligations to 2,500 foster children it oversaw in eastern Nebraska. The failure came despite an additional $110 million in emergency funding from the state. 

State Senator Machaela Cavanaugh asked Peterson to explore getting involved in the investigation last week. 

“They gave me a response fairly quickly,” Cavanaugh said. “I’m hopeful that means they agree that there’s something worth looking into.”

Peterson said he would “sit down with a team of lawyers to evaluate our legal options” based on the recent information.

Saint Francis, the largest foster care provider in Kansas, has sued its former leadership, alleging they hid the misspending of millions of dollars from its board of directors.

Federal investigators, in court documents, have identified nearly $11 million in billing to Sant Francis as probably fraudulent.

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