This document is part of an article: New VARR audit confirms undisclosed conflicts of interest, finds other deficiencies

In a recent audit, the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) found that the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences (VARR) lacked supporting documentation for 15 out of 32 expenditures tested, all involving federal funding:

Three people responded to requests for comment about these discrepancies.

Melissa Hinton, executive director for Loudoun Serenity House, wrote, “[We] are following up on this inquiry.” She did not reach out again after that.

Honesty Liller, CEO of McShin Foundation and co-owner of CARE Talks, provided the following:

Peter’s Place RVA’s response was included in the main article.

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