South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million COVID Relief Fraud
David Breen pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property, for misappropriating COVID-19 funds for personal use.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Finds Former Retirement Board CEO Abused Public Funds
The OIG found that a former CEO of the Worcester Regional Retirement System (WRRS) expanded his private law practice while being paid to work full-time for the retirement board.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Issues Preliminary Report On Sheriffs’ Budgets
OIG Finds That Sheriffs Budget Process is Opaque, Chaotic, and Deeply Flawed
Read the Press ReleaseOIG: Service Plazas Procurement “Not a Model”
The OIG found too many flaws in this procurement to say with confidence that the procurement, had it been fully executed, was based on a solid foundation.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Special Education Transportation Study Complete
Study Points to Funding Model and Previous Recommendations Not Acted Upon
Read the Press ReleaseLowell Non-Profit Director Arraigned For Alleged Large-Scale Rental Assistance Fraud Scheme
Defendant Allegedly Misappropriated Over $280,000 in Rental Funds Earmarked for Families Experiencing Housing Crises
Read the Press ReleaseSouth Carolina Man Charged with $1.2 Million Covid Relief Fraud
A South Carolina businessman has been charged in federal court in Worcester with COVID relief fraud.
Read the Press ReleaseWorcester Man Indicted on Identity Theft and Covid-Relief Fraud
A Dominican national lawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted on five counts of theft of government money and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Calls Steamship Authority’s Website Project A “Cascade of Failures”
OIG Investigation finds that Steamship Authority’s website project was misguided, mismanaged and wasteful.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Calls Brockton Public Schools $18 Million Budget Deficit a Critical Failure of Leadership
IG Shapiro calls on Brockton Public Schools to adopt “meaningful oversight” after review of FY23 Budget Deficit.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Finds DCR and New Bedford Port Authority Grossly Mismanaged Pope’s Island Marina for Decades
New Bedford, MA —The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has found that the agreement the Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has with the New Bedford Port Authority (NBPA) to operate and maintain the Pope’s Island Marina, which was authorized by the Legislature in 1992, was and is grossly mismanaged.
Read the Press ReleaseBoston-Area Landlord Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Fraud Charges
Steven Stoico and his co-defendant, Maria Grasso, pleaded guilty to filing applications for pandemic-era housing relief.
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