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Public commenters allege Washington County misused nearly $900,000 in opioid settlement funds
Summary
At an April 2026 Washington County commissioners meeting, two public commenters said the Pennsylvania Opioid Abatement Trust flagged nearly $900,000 as noncompliant and accused county leaders of mismanaging and diverting settlement money intended for treatment and prevention.
Laura Dieterle, director of clinical and case management services at Washington Drug and Alcohol, and resident Sarah Hildebrand told the Washington County Board of Commissioners that the Pennsylvania Opioid Abatement Trust found additional grant spending to be noncompliant and called for greater transparency.
Dieterle said the trust determined an additional $550,000 from reviewed applications was noncompliant, adding to a previously identified…
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