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
State Inspector General
Reports and Press Releases
2013
April-June
- Tax Department Implements Increased Oversight and Financial Controls After NYSIG Review of "Sting" Operations, 5/20/13
- Inspector General Investigation Reveals Deficient and Out-of-Date Boxing Glove Inspection Rules, 5/7/13
- Fraudulent Documentation Submitted to NYSERDA to Obtain Grant for Congers Business, 5/7/13
- Governor Cuomo Appoints Catherine Leahy Scott to Serve as Inspector General, 5/2/13 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Announces Arrest of Double Dipping State Employee, 4/24/13 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General's Investigation Finds No Negligence or Misconduct by Onondaga County Crime Lab, 4/22/13
- Direct Care Worker Arrested and Charged With Abusing Individual at State Run Facility, 4/12/13 (Press Release)
January-March
- Inspector General's Report Details Significant Flaws in State Agency Oversight of Section 8 Refunds Leading to Nearly $1 Million Theft, 3/26/13
- Office of Medicaid Inspector General Employee Convicted of Submitting False Timesheets and Theft of Time; NYSIG Investigation also Results in Tightened Policies at OMIG, 3/25/13
- NY State Inspector General and Nassau County DA Announce Guilty Plea of Check Forger (Press Release), 3/7/13
- IG Probe Yields Department Changes and Tighter Security at State Fair, 2/14/13
- DMV Supervisor Arrested for Removing Ignition Interlock Restrictions on Person's Driver's License (Press Release), 1/31/13
2012
October-December
- Former NYPA Contractor Charged with Possessing More Than $200K in Forged Checks (Press Release), 12/20/12
- State DMV Employee State DMV Charged With Forgery, Grand Larceny (Press Release), 12/11/12
- Corporation Charged With Defrauding State Over BioFuels Grant (Press Release), 12/05/12
- DEC Employee Arrested on Charges He Used Taxpayer Money to Fuel His Personal Vehicle (Press Release), 10/16/12
- Former New York State Employee Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funds, 10/1/12
July-September
- State DOT Employee Arrested for Theft, 9/28/12 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Lax Policy Paved the Way For DOT Engineer To Get Bargain Priced Blacktop for His Driveway, 9/28/12
- Clinton County Clerk's Office Accessed DMV Records Without Authorization, 9/27/12
- Office of Mental Health Official Coerced Subordinates to Deceive Oversight Agency and Cover Up Faulty Discharge Policy, 9/27/12
- DOH Employee Charged With Possessing a Forged Instrument and Falsifying Timesheets, 9/26/12 (Press Release)
- Bidding and Procurement Irregularities Identified at DOCCS - Auburn Correctional Facility, 9/21/12
- Department of Taxation and Finance Employee Worked Second Employment as Police Officer While On State Time, 9/21/12
- New York State H.E.L.P. Truck Supervisors Charged with Falsifying Records, 8/1/12 (Press Release)
- Department of Public Service Employees Accepted Over $7,000 in Gifts From Regulated Entity, 7/18/12
- Report of Investigation into Allegations of Abuse of Authority by DOT Engineer, 7/17/12
- Director of Bronx Not-For-Profit Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Bribery, 7/16/12 (Press Release)
April-June
- NYPA Security Sergeant Charged With Abusing a Government-Issued Credit Card, 6/28/12 (Press Release)
- Improper Lab Practices Led to Destruction of Key Evidence in Criminal Cases (Full Report), 6/12/12
- Memo of Understanding, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance and the NYS Office of the Inspector General, 5/23/12
- OMIG Employee Charged with Grand Larceny and Falsifying Records, 5/22/12
- State Employee Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Stealing Nearly One Million Dollars In Federal Funds, 5/17/12
January-March
- Former DEC Wildlife Pathologist Ward Stones Career-Long Misconduct and Abuse Tolerated and Excused by Former DEC Executives; Second Employees Time Abuse Unchecked by Supervisor Despite Repeated Co-Worker Complaints, 2/27/12 (Press Release)
- Report of Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by State Wildlife Pathologist Ward Stone, 2/27/12
- Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) employee engaged in substantial time abuse, 2/27/12
- DMV Employee Indicted for Issuing Fraudulent Driver Licenses, 1/31/12
- U.S. Attorney and NYS Inspector General Announce Arrest of State Employee for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Taxpayer Funds, 1/19/12
- Certified Public Accountant Forged Signatures on Queens Not-For-Profits Delinquent Financial Reports that were Submitted to the New York State Office of Mental Health, 1/19/12
2011
October-December
- Joint Report of Investigations of Allegations of Abuse and Reviews of Conditions at the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment , 12/30/11
- DEC Employee Failed to Divest Himself of Interest in Family Drilling Firm, 12/29/11
- Three State Workers Charged with Abusing Government Issued Credit Cards. Workers improperly used State charge cards to pay their rent, for vacation, bar tabs, and to buy a gift card, 12/28/11 (Press Release)
- Former Social Worker Admits to Working Out Instead of Working on State Time. Jeffrey Bieder pays nearly $9,000 in restitution as prosecution seeks jail time, 12/22/11 (Press Release)
- State DMV Contractor Improperly Received Travel Expense Reimbursement for Costs She did Not Incur, 12/20/11
- Four Employees Charged with Promoting Prison Contraband at Secure Center for Juveniles, 11/29/11 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Biben Finds Systemic Failures in Nassau Crime Lab Procedures, Management and Oversight, 11/10/11
- IG Biben charges State employee with spending more than 500 work hours on telephone chat lines, 10/28/11
- State retiree and accountant conspire to bribe State Liquor Authority employee to expedite license, 10/21/11
- Stimulus Panel Releases Report, 10/20/11
July-September
- Former Thruway Supervisor Misappropriated Authority Property for Private Use, 9/30/11
- Report on The Investigation of Licensing and Oversight of Commercial Bus Drivers in New York State Following Fatal Crash in the Bronx on March 12, 2011, 9/1/11
- Nepotism allegations as Thruway Authority managers inappropriately supervised employees they were related to, 8/18/11
- Casino Inspector Improperly Received Gifts, 8/10/11
- Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by Former Executive Director Glenn LaFave and the Board of Directors of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, 7/20/11
- Working Out -- Instead of Working -- on State Time, Former Social Worker is Charged with Grand Larceny and Falsifying Records of The Disabled in His Care, 7/19/11 (Press Release)
- State OCFS worker improperly used his State-assigned vehicle and engaged in time and attendance abuse. Agency is seeking his termination, 7/18/11
- Former Deputy Commissioner Coerced Subordinates and Improperly Steered $100,000 State Contract to a Not-for-Profit Where His Wife Worked, 7/7/11
April-June
- State Agencies, Authorities Vulnerable to Theft and Abuse of Gasoline Supplies without Improved Safeguards, 6/29/11
- Contractor Stole From State By Overbilling For Emergency Work, 6/17/11
- Former State Worker Paid Twice For Same Pay Period, 6/17/11
- OMH employees assigned to the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) abused overtime and meal expense policies by unnecessarily and intentionally extending official travel trips to transport patients, 5/27/11
- State Highway Mechanic Took Gas for Personal Use; Didnt Help as Many Long Island Motorists as Claimed, 5/25/11
- Buffalo Man Collected Unemployment Benefits While in State Prison, Inspector General Finds, 5/19/11
- State Construction Manager Arrested for Routinely Submitting False Time Records, 4/20/11
- IG Announces Arrests for Fraudulent Commerical Driver License Permits, 4/13/11 (Press Release)
- Governor Cuomo Announces New Policies Regarding State Issued Parking Placards following Inspector General Review, 4/7/11
January-March
- Former DOH Employee Filed False Time Sheets, 3/31/11
- SUNY Worker Gave False Background Information To Two Agencies, 3/31/11
- DOT Analyst Cited for Misuse of State Email for Private Business, 3/30/11
- DEC Employee Suspended 30 Days for Misuse of State Computer, 3/30/11
- Former Human Rights Administrator Hid Tape Recorder in Desk, 3/30/11
- DOH Employee Faked Purchase Order to Buy Office Refrigerator, 3/1/11
- Inspector General Investigating OCFS Overtime, 1/25/11
- OCFS Aide Sentenced in $709,000 Insurance Fraud, 1/14/11
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