The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico issued a qualified opinion of the fiscal operations of the Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting related to the restricted funds of the Radio Workshop and the Lucy Boscana Television Workshop.
Audit Report CP-21-06 revealed that the Corporation did not submit to the Legislative Assembly the 2015-16 to 2017-18 financial reports or other annual reports on compliance with Acts 223-2000 and 146-2011 of the Telenovela, Miniseries or Unitarian Production Program (Dramatic Television Workshop) and the Special Fund of the AM Radio Dramatic Workshop (Dramatic Radio Workshop).
The tests also revealed deficiencies in the administration of the Dramatic Radio Workshop fund occurring on June 21, 2017 and March 13, 2018, in which two disbursements for $110,369 were made from the Dramatic Radio Workshop, which included payments of $8,614 that were not related to that Workshop. These payments were made to an advisor of the Dubbing Department for the recording and editing of radio programs and the broadcast of a baseball game. This caused the Corporation not to have $8,614 in funds for the payment of actors and actresses, production expenses, and to guarantee the annual continuity of radio programming consistent with Puerto Rican themes.
The report also revealed, among others, deficiencies related to the programming and disbursements of the Dramatic Television Workshop. During the audit the interim Accounting supervisor was unable to provide our auditors with evidence of the productions in which 74 employees of the Corporation participated directly or indirectly. These occurred on November 21, 2017 and July 18, 2018, in which two disbursements for $500,000 were made for the payroll costs of these employees. This situation was due to the fact that the then president of the Corporation authorized the transfer of funds from the Dramatic Television Workshop account to the operational account, without ensuring that the information on the productions in which the employees participated was detailed.
The audit covers the period from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2019.
See Audit Report CP-21-06.
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