IG Shapiro Calls on Uxbridge Town Officials to Improve Contract Approval Process
An OIG Investigation found that the host community agreement between Uxbridge and Ironstone Express was altered.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Testifies Before Boston City Council Committee Considering Creating a Boston OIG
IG Shapiro expressed concern that the proposed ordinance does not establish an independent Office of the Inspector General and pointed councilors to the Association of Inspectors General model legislation.
Read the Press ReleaseThe Office of the Inspector General Issues 2023 Annual Report
The OIG’s 2023 Annual Report covers IG Shapiro’s first full year as Inspector General. The report, in both content and design, describes how the OIG is realizing IG Shapiro’s vision of a more engaged and proactive agency.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Leyden Police Chief Arraigned on Theft Charges
Following an investigation conducted by the Office of the Inspector General, Daniel J. Galvis, Leyden’s former Chief of Police was arraigned in Greenfield District Court today on numerous charges related to items embezzled from the Town of Leyden.
Read the Press ReleasePlymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
A 43-year-old Plymouth man will serve six months in the House of Corrections after pleading guilty to fraudulently collecting pandemic unemployment benefits yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Calls for Greater Controls and Enforcement of Post-Retirement Earnings Caps for Public Retirees
IG Shapiro called for statutory changes to increase oversight and enforcement of the statutory cap on earnings for public retirees who return to public service, in a report issued today.
Read the Press ReleaseInspector General Estimates MassHealth Overpaid Up to $17.3 Million to Service Providers for Children With Autism
Boston, MA — The Office of the Inspector General’s Healthcare Division estimates that MassHealth overpaid up to $17.3 million in claims to service providers for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), due, in part, to a lack of robust internal reviews. The assertions are…
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Issues 2024 Annual Report, MassHealth’s Applied Behavior Analysis Program – Service Providers
Boston, MA — The OIG’s Healthcare Division (HCD) reviewed MassHealth’s Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Program in fulfillment of its legislative mandate to examine the Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth) and Health Safety Net programs. MassHealth’s ABA Program provides treatment to MassHealth-eligible children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.…
Read the Press ReleaseIG Testifies on Senate 2571, An Act Empowering Municipalities and Local Governments, Before the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
IG Shapiro testified in support of changes to the procurement laws proposed within the Municipal Empowerment Act.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer CEO of Casa Nueva Vida Ordered to Pay $382,843.67 in Restitution
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Michael Doolin ordered Manuel Duran, the former CEO of Casa Nueva Vida, to pay $382,843.67 in restitution.
Read the Press ReleaseIG Shapiro Testifies Before the Senate and House Committees on Ways & Means regarding the FY25 OIG Budget
Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro testified before the House and Senate Committees on Ways & Means regarding the FY25 budget request for the Office of the Inspector General. IG Shapiro explained that there are three units within the OIG that were created by statute to…
Read the Press ReleaseFormer UMASS Student Arraigned on Larceny and Forgery Charges in State Pension Scheme
A former UMass Lowell student was arraigned today for allegedly collecting over $70,000 of his deceased former professor’s state pension.
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