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SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
 
July 2000
 
The LSC Case Over-Counting Scandal of 1999
 
 
APPENDIX 6
 
Analysis of Case Reports for Local Programs Financed Primarily with Non-LSC Funding
 
 Chart 1 of 3
 
Grantee
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Non-LSC 
Funding 
($ in millions)
Total Funding 
($ in millions)
Amount Non-LSC 
Funding Exceeds 
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Cases
Closed
 
Average Cost
Per Case
(Whole $)
Case
Inflation
Alaska
0.956
1.185
2.141
0.229
4,089
524
437
San Mateo, CA
0.294
0.573
0.867
0.279
2,665
325
858
Northern California
2.093
3.774
5.867
1.681
26,373
222
7,556
San Francisco, CA
0.654
1.456
2.110
0.802
15,995
132
6,080
Marin, CA
0.137
0.510
0.647
0.373
1,782
363
1,027
Denver, CO
1.434
1.444
2.878
0.010
12,864
224
45
Bay Area Florida
1.042
2.775
3.817
1.733
8,893
429
4,038
Broward County, FL
0.935
2.411
3.346
1.476
4,617
725
2,037
Central Florida
0.916
1.644
2.560
0.728
3,380
757
961
Jacksonville, FL
0.733
1.766
2.499
1.033
4,670
535
1,930
North Florida
0.786
1.112
1.898
0.326
6,735
282
1,157
Northwest Florida
0.403
0.415
0.818
0.012
3,260
251
48
Withlacoochee, FL
0.416
0.478
0.894
0.062
2,335
383
162
Atlanta, GA
1.673
2.271
3.944
0.598
11,261
350
1,707
Hawaii
0.853
2.304
3.157
1.451
12,454
253
5,724
Native Hawaii
0.102
0.961
1.063
0.859
317
3,353
256
West Central Illinois
0.177
0.212
0.389
0.035
1,164
334
105
Poke County, IA
0.228
0.395
0.623
0.167
5,626
111
1,508
Kansas
2.157
6.212
8.369
4.055
27,603
303
13,374
Cumberland Trace, KY
0.372
0.436
0.808
0.064
2,152
375
170
Louisville, KY
1.095
1.363
2.458
0.268
2,426
1,013
265
Northern Kentucky
0.283
0.434
0.717
0.151
2,440
294
514
Baltimore, MD
3.046
7.074
10.120
4.028
27,490
368
10,942
Cape Cod, MA
0.186
0.672
0.858
0.486
3,787
227
2,145
South Middlesex, MA
0.152
0.839
0.991
0.687
973
1,018
675
Berrien, MI
0.173
0.207
0.380
0.034
933
407
83
Lakeshore, MI
0.525
0.555
1.080
0.030
7,440
145
207
Michigan Indian
0.115
0.217
0.332
0.102
165
2,012
51
Oakland-Livingston, MI
0.517
0.667
1.184
0.150
3,612
328
458
Southcentral Michigan
0.222
0.271
0.493
0.049
2,385
207
237
Anishinabe, MN
0.192
0.254
0.446
0.062
947
471
132
Judicare, MN
0.096
0.453
0.549
0.357
1,271
432
826
Northeastern Minnesota
0.441
1.663
2,104
1.222
7,459
282
4,332
Northwest Minnesota
0.432
1.412
1.844
0.980
1,823
1,012
969
South Minnesota
1.388
4.290
5.678
2.902
12,207
465
6,239
Eastern Missouri
1.676
2.988
4.664
1.312
17,647
264
4,964
Western Missouri
1.660
1.967
3.627
0.307
14,412
252
1,220
Camden, NJ
0.900
3.307
4.207
2.407
5,128
820
2,934
Cape-Atlantic, NJ
0.216
0.915
1.131
0.699
3,495
324
2,160
Essex-Newark, NJ
0.837
4.089
4.926
3.252
9,042
545
5,969
 
 
 Chart 2 of 3
 
 
Grantee
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Non-LSC 
Funding 
($ in millions)
Total Funding 
($ in millions)
Amount Non-LSC 
Funding Exceeds 
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Cases
 Closed 
Average Cost
Per Case
(Whole $)
Case
Inflation
Hudson County, NJ
0.624
2.674
3.298
2.050
737
4,475
458
Hunterdon County, NJ
0.021
0.365
0.386
0.344
362
1,066
323
Mercer County, NJ
0.177
0.951
1.128
0.774
397
2,841
272
Middlesex County, NJ
0.255
1.261
1.516
1.006
1,019
1,488
676
Morris County, NJ
0.088
0.647
0.735
0559
181
4,061
138
Ocean-Monmouth, NJ
0.406
1.648
2.054
1.242
848
2,422
513
Passiac County, NJ
0.342
1.705
2.047
1.363
3,932
521
2,618
Summerset-Sussex, NJ
0.081
0.639
0.720
0.558
161
4,472
125
Union County, NJ
0.271
1.253
1.524
0.982
625
2,438
403
Warren County, NJ
0.038
0.403
0.441
0.365
1,161
380
961
Albuquerque, NM
0.525
0.590
1.115
0.065
2,036
548
119
Binghamton, NY
0.213
0.442
0.655
0.229
2,331
281
815
Central New York
0.668
1.137
1.805
0.469
2,696
670
701
Chemung County, NY
0.254
0.340
0.594
0.086
1,105
538
160
Jamestown, NY
0.146
0.202
0.348
0.056
1,235
282
199
Mid New York
0.811
1.176
1.987
0.365
4,189
474
769
Nassau-Suffolk, NY
0.842
3.301
4.143
2.459
5,598
740
3,323
Neighborhood, NY
0.897
1.607
2.504
0.710
8,335
300
2,363
Niagra Falls, NY
0.181
0.186
0.367
0.005
634
579
9
North Country, NY
0.309
0.455
0.764
0.146
2,412
317
461
Northeastern New York
0.575
0.968
1.543
0.393
4,809
321
1,225
Rockland County, NY
0.692
1.432
2.124
0.740
3,131
678
1,091
Southern Tier, NY
0.242
0.370
0.612
0.128
1,586
386
332
Westchester-Putnam, NY
0.475
1.830
2.305
1.355
3,527
654
2,073
Northwest North Carolina
0.383
0.420
0.803
0.037
856
938
39
Southern Piedmont, NC
0.635
0.802
1.437
0.167
2,401
599
279
Allen County, OH
0.274
0.395
0.669
0.121
751
891
136
Basic Legal Equality, OH
0.787
1.772
2.559
0.985
4,618
554
1,778
Butler-Warren, OH
0.286
0.301
0.587
0.015
2,093
280
53
Cincinnati, OH
1.014
2.097
3.111
1.083
3.901
797
1,358
Cleveland, OH
1.792
2.600
4.392
0.808
4,654
944
856
Columbus, OH
1.097
1.868
2.965
0.771
4,479
662
1,165
Dayton, OH
0.552
0.783
1.335
0.231
3,294
405
570
Lorain County, OH
0.237
0.411
0.648
0.174
1,436
451
386
Northeast Ohio
0.777
0.811
1.588
0.034
3,379
470
72
Ohio State
1.744
3.397
5.141
1.653
8,692
591
2,795
Stark County, OH
0.309
0.505
0.814
0.196
1,739
468
419
Toledo, OH
0.292
0.489
0.781
0.197
1,180
662
298
West Central Ohio
0.510
0.753
1.263
0.243
2,566
492
494
Western Reserve, OH
0.654
1.015
1.669
0.361
1,847
904
400
 
 
  Chart 3 of 3
 
 
Grantee
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Non-LSC 
Funding 
($ in millions)
Total Funding 
($ in millions)
Amount Non-LSC 
Funding Exceeds 
LSC Funding 
($ in millions)
Cases
 Closed 
Average Cost
Per Case
(Whole $)
Case
Inflation
Wooster-Wayne, OH
0.089
0.148
0.237
0.059
231
1,026
58
Marion-Polk, OR
0.230
0.312
0.542
0.082
2,346
231
355
Multnomah, OR
1.874
2.421
4.295
0.547
14,768
291
1,881
Portland, OR
0.491
0.923
1.414
0.432
4,971
284
1,519
Central Pennsylvania
1.013
1.964
2.977
0.951
4,468
666
1,427
Chester County, PA
0.133
0.321
0.454
0.188
1,260
360
522
Delaware County, PA
0.288
0.544
0.832
0.256
1,331
625
410
Keystone, PA
0.340
0.529
0.869
0.189
1,069
813
232
Laurel, PA
0.598
0.671
1.269
0.073
2,164
586
124
Montgomery County, PA
0.184
0.759
0.943
0.575
714
1,321
435
Neighborhood, PA
1.565
1.781
3.346
0.216
5,567
601
359
Northeastern Pennsylvania
0.385
0.752
1.137
0.367
773
1,471
250
Northern Pennsylvania
0.341
0.449
0.790
0.108
852
927
116
Northwestern Pennsylvania
0.685
0.778
1.463
0.093
3966
369
252
Pennsylvania
0.204
0.538
0.742
0.334
775
957
349
Southwestern Pennsylvania
0.493
0.624
1.117
0.131
1,769
631
207
Susquehanna, PA
0.388
0.514
0.902
0.126
1,721
524
240
Rhode Island
0.728
0.942
1.670
0.214
2,448
682
314
Middle Tennessee
0.994
1.198
2.192
0.204
3,264
672
304
West Tennessee
0.612
1.125
1.737
0.513
1,282
1,355
379
Blue Ridge, VA
0.248
0.399
0.647
0.151
1,749
370
408
Central Virginia
0.502
0.750
1.252
0.248
4,166
301
825
New River Valley, VA
0.204
0.276
0.480
0.072
1,648
291
247
Northern Virginia
0.461
2.153
2.614
1.692
4,166
627
2,697
Peninsula, VA
0.561
0.577
1.138
0.016
5,179
220
73
Piedmont, VA
0.158
0.340
0.498
0.182
2,139
233
782
Rappahannock, VA
0.210
0.420
0.630
0.210
1,077
585
359
Roanoke Valley, VA
0.287
0.476
0.763
0.189
1,160
658
287
Southside Virginia
0.129
0.296
0.425
0.167
1,233
345
484
Southwest Virginia
0.364
0.489
0.853
0.125
2,220
384
325
Southwest Virginia
0.214
0.373
0.587
0.159
2,248
261
609
Tidewater Virginia
0.746
1.085
1.831
0.339
4,276
428
792
Virginia
0.721
0.935
1.656
0.214
3,596
461
465
Virgin Islands
0.265
0.427
0.692
0.162
594
1,165
139
TOTALS 
$67.694
$136.261
$203.955
$68.567
475,440
N/A
143,948
 
 
 
Comments:
1. The source of information is the Corporation’s fact book for the 1997 program and reported closed case totals for each program assimilated into the fact book. LSC required local programs to report cases "primarily" financed with non-LSC funds. This policy caused a great inequity in the reporting system while also making it difficult to determine how many cases were being produced with LSC funding. For example, the Houston (Gulf Coast) program received nearly 90 percent of all its funding from LSC and reported its total annual caseload. Conversely, the Northern Virginia program received less than 20 percent of its funding from LSC and reported all of its cases too. This analysis estimated the amount of case inflation resulting from the LSC policy.

2. The analyst examined the 269 programs submitting case reports to the Corporation for the 1997 program. 114 of 269 programs received non-Corporation funding that was in excess of the Corporation grant. Total funding is to sum of the Corporation grant and funds provided by non-Corporation funding sources. Average cost per case for each program was determined by dividing total funding by total number of closed cases reported. Case inflation was determined by dividing the average cost per case for each program into the amount of non-Corporation funding exceeding the Corporation grant. The nation-wide application results in case inflation of 143,948 cases. This figure represents the sum of case inflation for 114 programs.

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