Former Accountant for Four Massachusetts Communities Pleads Guilty to Stealing $930,000
The former town accountant for Uxbridge, who was indicted in 2020 and 2021 in connection with the alleged theft of $930,000, pled guilty to all 18 charges against him in Worcester County Superior Court on May 25, 2022.
Read the Press ReleaseOIG Investigation Leads to Disadvantaged Business Enterprise’s Decertification
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that the owner of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) did not qualify as economically disadvantaged, in accordance with federal regulations. Between 2001 and 2020, the company, Atlantic Bridge & Engineering, Inc. (ABE), received subcontracts and supplied materials on 228 Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) projects totaling $229 million.
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 ReleaseNon-Profit’s Founders Indicted on Federal Fraud and Conspiracy Charges
A federal grand jury indicted two founders of Violence in Boston (VIB), a Boston-based non-profit, on March 14, 2022. The indictment alleges that two of the founders, Monica Cannon-Grant and Clark Grant, illegally diverted VIB donations and grants and used the money for car repairs, groceries, a vacation and other personal expenses.
Read the Press ReleaseThe 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 ReleaseFormer Campaign Manager for ex-Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia Pleads Guilty, Sentenced
Genoveva Andrade pleaded guilty on March 7, 2022, to lying to federal agents investigating Jasiel F. Correia II, the former mayor of Fall River convicted last year of extortion and wire fraud.
Read the Press ReleaseIndependent Arbitrator Corroborated IG’s Findings About Methuen’s Superior Officers’ Union Agreement, Ruled the Contract Not Binding on City
Independent Arbitrator Corroborated IG’s Findings About Methuen’s Superior Officers’ Union Agreement, Ruled the Contract Not Binding on City
Read the Press ReleaseBridge Contractor to Pay $55,000 to Settle Allegations of Overbilling
Company to return overpayments and undertake compliance and billing oversight measures
Read the Press ReleaseTwo Former Transit Police Officers Pay Restitution After Being Charged with Time Theft
Following a joint investigation by the Office of the Inspector General, MBTA Transit Police Department and Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, two former Transit Police officers have been placed on pre-trial probation and have paid approximately $12,000 in restitution to the MBTA in connection with receiving pay they did not earn.
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