OIG Completes Review of Nantucket Airport Federal Pandemic Relief Funds Usage
The OIG found that the Nantucket Memorial Airport used federal pandemic relief funds appropriately.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG’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 ReleaseFlorida Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Massachusetts Housing Agency
A Florida woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to defrauding a Massachusetts housing agency where she worked in 2022.
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.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Appoints Two Senior Investigators
Boston, MA — Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro today announced the appointment a long-time DEA Special Agent and a seasoned investigative journalist as senior investigators. Dan Atkinson and Dennis Barton will serve as senior investigators in the Audit, Oversight & Investigations Division.
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Plymouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Fraud
Katherine Quigley pleaded guilty to charges related to pandemic unemployment fraud.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Testifies at House Informational Hearing on Recommendation to Appoint a Receiver to Manage the Cannabis Commission
Shapiro explained that his hand was forced when the Commission changed the day-to-day responsibilities of the acting executive director at its June meeting.
Read the Press ReleaseInspector General Shapiro Names New General Counsel
IG Shapiro today announced that former Assistant United States Attorney Eugenia M. “Genie” Carris has been named General Counsel for the Office of the Inspector General.
Read the Press ReleaseInspector General Shapiro Names Director of Veterans’ Services Oversight
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro…
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Calls on Legislature to Appoint Receiver to Manage “Rudderless” Cannabis Commission Before Session Ends
IG Shapiro called on the legislative leadership to appoint a Receiver to manage the day-to-day operations of the Cannabis Control Commission before the end of the legislative session.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Chair of Grafton Select Board Arrested for Allegedly Defrauding Investors in His Cannabis Company
Bruce W. Spinney, III, 49, of Grafton, was indicted yesterday on three counts of wire fraud.
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