Auditors discovered 7 registered sex offenders living in homes that had been approved for guardianship, with ten children living in those environments. Auditors said SSA failed to resolve six of eight findings from the prior audit, some of which have persisted since 2008. In another case, a sex offender employed at a group home was later charged with new crimes against children, and one vendor supervising foster children in hotels employed a man convicted of murder in 1990. “As a foster care survivor, I’m just heartbroken to know that these things are still occurring, especially when they can be stopped,” said Del. SSA failed to recover $34.5 million in provider overpayments and was fined nearly $700,000 for not meeting federal foster care standards.