Overview
- State-commissioned auditors reported pervasive governance failures at the Blue Hills Civic Association and documented $208,000 in unsupported disbursements.
- The report says Sen. Doug McCrory communicated which groups should receive legislative grant funds, and BHCA disbursed money without required agreements, budgets, or due diligence.
- Auditors flagged roughly $1.7 million in payments to Sonserae Cicero-Hamlin’s SHEBA entities that lacked substantiation, including invoices for handbook revisions and board training with no evidence of deliverables.
- McCrory issued a statement saying he engaged in no wrongdoing and was advocating for district organizations, as Gov. Ned Lamont urged him to step back from leadership roles and legislative leaders weighed his status.
- BHCA remains closed after a $300,000 loss led the state to freeze funding, and CLA is beginning a new phase focused on subrecipient records while FBI and federal grand jury subpoenas remain active.