Overview
- The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says two multi‑year audits found Gateway Community Services was overpaid $662,608, and the state is recovering the money.
- Gateway received two formal notices of violation, and a separate audit completed in 2024 is currently under appeal.
- State Auditor Matt Dunlap says Gateway will be included in the statewide audit report scheduled for release in March.
- Former program coordinator Christopher Bernardini alleges the nonprofit manipulated electronic visit records to bill for services that did not occur, according to NewsNation reporting.
- A 2022 review was reported to have identified $776,000 in overpayments, and a September request from the U.S. House Oversight Committee sought statewide program records in a broader inquiry.