OIG Issues Preliminary Report On Sheriffs’ Budgets
OIG Finds That Sheriffs Budget Process is Opaque, Chaotic, and Deeply Flawed
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 ReleaseThe Steamship Authority’s Website Development Project
An OIG investigation into a website development project by the Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SSA) found that the project was ill-conceived, poorly executed, and a waste of public funds. The investigation also found that the project’s breakdown was rooted in the failure of the SSA general manager and the SSA Board of Governors (Board) to fully and properly exercise their respective duties and responsibilities.
Read the ReportOIG 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 ReleaseUpper Cape Regional Technical School – Improper Procurement Practices and Inadequate Policies
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Read the LetterOIG Releases 2024 Annual Report
The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) 2024 Annual Report summarizes the office’s work to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse of public resources on the state and municipal level across the Commonwealth.
Read the Press ReleaseGeorgetown Conservation Agent Timekeeping, Supervision, and Reimbursement Documentation
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) detailed its findings from a complaint in April 2023 alleging that a former conservation agent for the town of Georgetown’s (town) Conservation Commission was committing payroll fraud by leaving work early and not tracking hours or work performed in the field.
Read the LetterOIG Bulletin, November 2024
This issue of the OIG Bulletin includes news regarding recent OIG investigations, including the release of the Star Store Report about a state-funded lease that the OIG found to have wasted public funds.
Read the BulletinThe Star Store 20-Year Lease
A Lack of Shared Vision and Collective Accountability Wastes Millions in Public Dollars
Read the ReportOIG’s Star Store Report: State Funded Lease Was Wasteful
Section 79 of Chapter 28 of the Acts of 2023 (Section 79) required the OIG to review the costs associated with the UMass Dartmouth's use of the Star Store from September 7, 2021 to August 31, 2023. Using its authority under M.G.L. Chapter 12A, the OIG reviewed the entire 20-year lease.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Investigation Finds Former Blackstone Council on Aging Director Had Improper Fiscal Relationship with Related Nonprofit
The OIG received a complaint in March 2022 alleging that the former director of the Blackstone Council on Aging made suspicious use of funds raised by the Friends of Blackstone Council on Aging.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Investigation Finds that Former EEC Commissioner Steered $2.1 Million Contract to Specific Firm
A former EEC commissioner conducted an unfair and non-competitive procurement when hiring an educational consulting firm.
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