New York State
Office of the Inspector General
The Inspector General's Office is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that State government, its employees and those who work with the state meet the highest standards of honesty, accountability, and efficiency.
Catherine Leahy Scott
Acting State Inspector General
Reports of Investigations and Press Releases
2010
October-December
- Governor-elect Cuomo Appoints Ellen N. Biben Inspector General, 12/31/10
- Construction Company Padded Contracts By More Than $250,000, 12/28/10
- Workers Comp Investigator Fired For Faked Findings, 12/20/10
- Hospital Repairman Admits Stealing Tools, 12/8/10
- Inspector General Finds DOT Worker Took Snowplow Blade Tips, 12/2/10
- HESC Employee Faces Discipline For Parking With Co-Worker's Permit, 12/1/10
- Thruway Division Director Demoted For Misuse of Dodge Durango, 11/30/10
- Vet Counselor Double-Dipped For Nearly $23,000 on State Time, Inspector General Finds, 11/24/10
- Unauthorized DMV Access Prompts Criminal Plea, 11/23/10
- DMV Employee Violates Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 11/15/10
- Inspector General finds DMV Examiner Tried to Bribe Road Test Applicants, 11/9/10
- Battery Park City Authority Reins in Spending in Response to IG's Report, 11/5/10
- State Education Worker Created Fake Parking Tag, 11/1/10
- Inspector General Finds State Leaders Disregarded Public Duty in AEG Selection, 10/21/10
- Inspector General Releases Two-Year Report, 10/13/10
- Stimulus Oversight Panel Releases Third Quarterly Report, 10/12/10
- U.S. Attorney and Inspector General Announce Cocaine Trafficking Charges Against Longshoremen at The Port of New York and New Jersey, 10/5/10 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Falsified Voucher Covered Grant Abuse, 10/4/10 (Report)
July-September
- DOCS Boss Arrested After Moonlighting on State Time, 9/30/10
- DOL Clerk Forged Doctors' Notes For Sick Leave, 9/28/10
- Sullivan County Motor Vehicle Clerk Took Money From Cash Drawer, 9/13/10
- DOH Mailroom Chief Pays $16,133 Restitution For Use Of State Postage, 9/9/10
- Inspector General Finds Falsified Voucher Covered Grant Abuse, 9/2/10 (Press Release)
- DOCS Boss Took Favors & Gifts for $2.5 Million In No-Bid Contracts, 8/31/10
- Report of Investigation of Improprieties in Student Loan Collection Activities at HESC, 8/19/10
- Joint Audit With State Comptroller Finds EBSCO Overbilled NYS, 8/12/10
- Inspector General Blocks International Scammers Shipping to Ghana, 8/9/10
- Medicaid Fraud Supervisor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme, 8/5/10
- Demerol Addict Tapped Emergency Rooms For Drugs Using Empire Plan Coverage; State Employee Pleads Guilty in U.S. District Court, 8/4/10 (Press Release)
- State Fair Funds Squandered, Possibly Stolen, Inspector General Finds, 8/3/10
April-June
- Inspector General's Postage Probe Prompts Plea, 6/28/10 (Press Release)
- Buffalo State College Purchasing Director Steered Business to Personal Pal, 6/21/10
- Tryon Employee Resigns After Alleged Parking Lot Drug Sale, 6/14/10
- Stimulus Oversight Panel Releases Second Quarterly Report, 6/8/10
- DCJS Fingerprint Examiner Made Over 200 Unauthorized Searches of Relatives, Co-Workers and Supervisors, 6/3/10
- Press Release
- Six Plead Guilty in DMV Motor Vehicle Ticket Scam, 5/21/10
- Internal Controls Treasurer Admits Taking $300, 5/12/10
- Laborer Quits After Misusing State Credit Card, 5/6/10
- DTF Employee Admits Selling Drugs to Co-Workers, 5/6/10
- Press Release
- DMV Database Snoop Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct, 5/4/10
- DOCS Clerk Took Sick Day For Board of Elections Gig, 4/30/10
- Press Release
- Inspector General's Postage Theft Probe Prompts Arrest, 4/29/10 (Press Release)
- ORPS Director Exploited Staff, 4/27/10
- Press Release
- Mental Health Aide To Make Restitution in Theft From Patients, 4/27/10
- Press Release
- Inspector General Criticizes SUNY Cobleskill Employee For Improper Equipment Use, 4/22/10
- Self-Dealing NYSTI Director's Improper Spending Topped $1 Million, 4/20/10
- DEC Supervisor May Have Violated Ethics Rules, 4/15/10
- DOCS Boss Cheated State out of $500,000, 4/13/10
- College Professor Took Home $45,000 in State Equipment, 4/8/10
January-March
- Former OMH Administrator Could Face Mortgage Fraud Charges, 3/10/10
- Parole Supervisor Made Sexual Advances in 1995, 3/5/10
- Consultant Violates Procurement Lobbying Ban, 3/4/10
- Stimulus Oversight Panel Releases First Quarterly Report, 3/4/10
- Nepotism Concerns Raised in Hiring at OMRDD Office, 2/26/10
- Inspector General and U.S. Attorney Announce Arrests in Identity Fraud Ring, 2/23/10
- Inspector General Announces Arrest of Parole Officer, 2/23/10
- DMV Employee Fined for Accessing Personal Driver Information, 2/19/10
- Thruway Authority Employee Fired for Conducting Private Work on State Time, 2/12/10
- OASAS Official Misused Position to Help Relative Get Early Approval as DWI Counselor, 2/9/10
- Public Information Director Eavesdropped After He Was Fired, Inspector General Finds, 2/2/10
- Tryon Employee Arrested in Alleged Drug Sale, 1/22/10
- Inspector General Uncovers More Misdeeds in State Attorney Hires, 1/20/10
- Two DOT Employees Resign After Misuse of State Credit Card, 1/11/10
- DMV Investigator Faces Discipline For Revealing Driver Data, 1/8/10
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