OIG Issues the Division of State Police Oversight’s 2022 Annual Report
The Annual Report contains information on the Division’s actions during the past year.
Read the Press ReleaseFour Additional Former State Troopers Repaid Over $17,500 for Alleged Overtime Abuse, Bringing Total Recovered to Over $263,000
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of the Attorney General (AGO) have recovered more than $263,000 from former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) troopers for alleged unworked overtime, including settlements in December 2022 and January 2023 with four troopers who paid a total of $17,584.…
Read the Press ReleaseOffice of the Inspector General Issues Letter to Secretary Marylou Sudders
Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro expressed concerns about leadership at EHS and the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, based on investigative reports provided to the OIG.
Read the Press ReleaseChelsea Soldiers’ Home
In a letter, the OIG requested information from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EHS) and the Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) pursuant to its statutory authority. On October 14, 2022, the Office requested materials related to any EHS or DVS
investigations into the Home and its management, which EHS did not provide until December 22, 2022.
Chelsea Soldiers Home
IG Shapiro expressed concerns about leadership at EHS and continuing problems at the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, based on investigative reports provided to the OIG.
Read the LetterThe Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) Review of the MBTA’s Absence Management Contract with Workpartners
On October 17, 2022, the Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) for the Office of the Inspector General (Office) issued a report detailing its review of the MBTA’s absence management contract with Worpartners.
Read the Press ReleaseFiscal practices at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke and by its Board of Trustees
The OIG found that the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home and its Board of Trustees had poor governance and management of funds derived from donations, canteen income, proceeds from lottery sales and veterans’ personal needs and had few internal controls and no segregation of duties relating to these funds.
Read the LetterRetail Electricity Supplier Pays More than $1.65 Million for Knowingly Avoiding its Payment Obligation to State Environmental Programs
A company that sold electricity to Massachusetts customers has paid more than $1.65 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to make payments to the Commonwealth under three state environmental programs, Attorney General Maura Healey and Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha announced.
Read the Press ReleaseTwo Former State Troopers Repay More Than $8,900 for Unworked Overtime
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of the Attorney General (AGO) have reached settlements with two additional former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) troopers to repay the Commonwealth a total of $8,921 for overtime they allegedly did not work. The troopers were members of the MSP’s now-disbanded Troop E, which patrolled the Massachusetts Turnpike.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Comments on Proposed Theater Tax Credit Program
IG Cunha opposes House 2828, a bill that creates a theater tax credit program similar to the state’s film tax credit program, because it lacks sufficient safeguards and there is no evidence that the state’s return on investment will exceed the costs of the program.
Read The LetterThe Inspector General and Attorney General File Suit Against Three Former State Troopers to Recover Unearned Pay
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) filed suit on March 14, 2022, against three former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) troopers to recoup over $44,000 they received for unworked overtime.
Read the Press ReleaseDivision of State Police Oversight 2021 Annual Report
In 2021, the Division conducted several reviews, including highway overtime shifts, eight-hour paid details, and the MSP’s efforts to obtain accreditation, and made recommendations to improve the MSP’s operational efficiency and integrity.
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