Using Data to Guide Municipal Decisions – OIG in Your Inbox
Municipalities can use data as a strategic asset to inform governmental decisions, support pre-defined goals, or identify patterns and potential issues needing resolution. Through data-driven decision-making, municipalities leverage data to guide their actions rather than relying on instinct, precedent, or assumptions.
Read the AdvisoryFormer Leyden Police Chief Ordered to Pay Restitution in Theft of Town Property
Former Leyden Police Chief Daniel J. Galvis admitted to sufficient facts in larceny of town property.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG 2024 Annual Report
In 2024, the OIG invested in new technology and staff to strengthen and broaden its education and training offerings, conducted proactive community outreach and engagement, concluded a comprehensive investigation into a 20+ year state lease and called for reforms in governance of an independent agency.
Read the ReportOIG 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 ReleasePandemic Funding Oversight Quarter 1 Report, 2025
The Pandemic Funding Oversight 2025 Q1 report details the OIG’s continued efforts to deliver training and guidance to help Massachusetts public entities properly manage the large influx of federal awards that often accompanies emergencies.
Read the ReportTestimony of Massachusetts IG Jeffrey Shapiro Before the Rhode Island House Finance Committee, April 9, 2025
IG Shapiro testified in support of House 5997, An Act Relating to State Affairs and Government before the Rhode Island House Finance Committee.
Read the TestimonyOIG Bulletin, April 2025
This issue of the OIG Bulletin includes recent investigations and case updates, a spotlight on Health Safety Net, and an article about strategies for managing unexpected changes in grant funding.
Read the bulletinFailure to Collect Prorated and Provisional License Fees- Cannabis Control Commission
IG Shapiro sent a letter for the findings regarding an egregious operational breakdown that occurred at the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). Specifically, the OIG has determined that the CCC failed to collect approximately $550,000 in prorated fees for license extensions during the period from August 20221 to August 2024. The OIG also found that the CCC did not collect provisional license fees during this period, which at one point was invoiced at $1.2 million.
Read the LetterOIG Finds Poor Management At CCC Resulted In Failure To Collect Fees For Two Years
The OIG launched an investigation in July 2024, following a hotline complaint, found poor management, not fraud, resulted in failure to collect fees from August 2022 to August 2024.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Head Of Children’s Daycare Indicted For Stealing Nearly $127,000
The OIG, the Attorney General’s Office and the Mass State Police conducted a joint investigation that resulted in the indictments.
Read the Press ReleaseTown of Orange Credit Card Controls
After receiving a complaint in December 2022, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the town of Orange’s (town) use of a town credit card that was in the name of a former town administrator.
Read the LetterOIG FY26 Budget Submission to the Ways and Means Committees, March 6, 2025
IG Shapiro presented the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) FY26 budget request to the Ways and Means Committees with a request of a 6% increase across all directly appropriated accounts.
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