OIG FY27 Budget Testimony
IG Shapiro testified before the House and Senate Committee on Ways and Means concerning the OIG’s FY27 budget.
Read the TestimonyRed Flags for Fraud
Learn about workplace fraud and the red flags that can help you detect it.
View the GuideInspector General Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee Testimony on Service Plazas
IG Shapiro provided an overview of what the OIG expects to see in large-scale public procurements in testimony before the Senate Post Audit and Oversight Committee on MassDOT’s failed service plaza procurement.
Read the TestimonyOIG In Your Inbox – Be Proactive
Municipal leaders are often confronted with pressing needs and competing priorities, making it difficult to plan ahead. This advisory provides guidance on how to build proactive practices into daily, monthly, seasonal, and annual operational cycles.
Read the AdvisoryOIG Letter Re: Cannabis Control Commission Legislation
IG Shapiro urged members of the Conference Committee to take action on proposals to reform the Cannabis Control Commission.
Read the LetterPandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 4 Report, 2025
This report details the OIG’s Pandemic Funding Oversight work in investigations, guidance and training in Quarter 4 of 2025.
Read the ReportRedline Document with House 7 Bill’s Proposed Technical Corrections for Chapter 30B
This document provides technical corrections for House Bill 7, An Act Relative to Technical Corrections in Chapter 30B by updating references to other statutes that have been amended in the General Laws.
Read the TestimonyOIG In Your Inbox – Contracting with Concessionaires
When properly executed and managed, concession contracts can be an alternative non-tax revenue stream for a municipality with a value-added use of public land. The contracts also benefit your constituents. This advisory provides guidance on proper management of concession contracts.
Read the AdvisoryPandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 4 Report, 2024
In 2024, Quarter 4, the OIG continued to deliver training and guidance to help Massachusetts public entities properly manage the large influx of federal awards that often accompanies emergencies.
Read the ReportSouth 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.
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