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Archive Article: Feb 18 2026 CT State Auditors Conflict Interest Medicaid Records

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By David Medeiros

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This article raises a concern about relationships between Connecticut's legislature, state auditors, and organizations receiving Medicaid payments.

Published February eighteenth, twenty twenty-six, the source describes the auditors' institutional position and two lawmakers' organizational ties.

It identifies an executive role for Senator Derek Slap and a board affiliation for Senator Martin Looney. Those descriptions need dated source verification.

The author argues that the relationships create a potential oversight concern because the legislature also selects and oversees the auditors.

The article refers to a separate scoring list. This explainer does not treat those scores, or the listed payment totals, as proof of misconduct.

An employment or board relationship alone does not establish that someone influenced an audit or acted improperly in a particular review.

Readers can examine how independence is protected and whether a specific review involved the organizations or people named.

Open the source article. Check its auditor-directory reference, the lawmakers' biographies, the organizations' records, and the separate scoring methodology.

This report does not establish every conflict safeguard, recusal, or individual audit decision. Those records are needed to assess the concern.

Keep the reported connections separate from conclusions about improper conduct. A filing is not a finding.

February 18, 2026 – Connecticut State Auditors Work for the Same Legislature That Has Direct Ties to Top Medicaid Providers on the “Fraud Confidence” List

Today I looked at the full staff list of the Connecticut State Auditors office.
All of these people are state employees who work for the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) the state legislature in Hartford.

What Their Job Is
They are supposed to audit how Medicaid money is spent by the big agencies.
They check the places that got the highest “Fraud Confidence” scores on the February 16, 2026 list.

Important Connections
The same legislature that chooses and oversees these auditors also includes two lawmakers with direct ties to top agencies on the list:

State Senator Derek Slap
Works a paid executive job (Vice President of Advancement) at The Village for Families & Children the #1 highest-scoring agency ($26,159,650 paid, 100% under code T2048).

State Senator Martin M. Looney
(President Pro Tempore one of the most powerful lawmakers)
Has been a long-time board member at Fair Haven Community Health Clinic ($77 million paid, almost all under code T1015).

Why This Matters
I am a Medicaid provider and a brain injury survivor.
I run ABI Resources to help people with brain injuries live at home.
The same lawmakers who have strong ties to the biggest Medicaid providers also control the office that is supposed to audit those providers.

This is another layer of the “small-world” connections in Connecticut Medicaid.
These are public facts from official websites and records.

The Full Auditor Staff List
Comes from the official CGA website (ctauditors.gov) and includes:
Craig A. Miner, John C. Geragosian, Lisa G. Daly, Vincent Filippa, and more than 80 other auditors and support staff all employees of the legislature.

This report is now part of my permanent public record on david-medeiros.com and ctbraininjury.com.
It is 100% safe and protected under federal whistleblower laws.

Full Sources (All Public – February 18, 2026)

Connecticut State Auditors staff directory: ctauditors.gov
Senator Derek Slap official bio and The Village website
Senator Martin M. Looney official bio and Fair Haven Community Health Clinic records
February 16, 2026 “Confidence v2” scoring list

I will update this page if new information comes out.

Related evidence references

Government Ethics, Public Corruption, Federal Oversight, 18 U.S.C. 666, Medicaid Compliance, Political Patronage, Systemic Negligence

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Topic details

Derek SlapMartin LooneyCT State AuditorsThe Village for Families & ChildrenFair Haven Community Health ClinicConflict of InterestLegislative OversightMedicaid Fraud
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CGAJohn C. GeragosianCraig A. MinerPublic CorruptionDavid Medeiros

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