Office of the Inspector General

Press Releases

Central New York Woman Charged With Workers' Compensation And Welfare Fraud, 6/20/17

Psychiatric Center Aide And Nurse Each Admit To Submitting Falsified Records To Qualify For Extended Medical Leave, 6/16/17

Finger Lakes Woman Sentenced For Near $8,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 6/14/17

Retired North Country Police Officer Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud, 6/14/17

DOT Engineer Used His Position To Steal Nearly $10,000 Worth Of Power Equipment And Services Belonging To State, 6/13/17

Erie County Home Care Aids Charged With More Than $107,000 Welfare Fraud, 6/13/17

Queens Man Who Impersonated Twin Brother Sentenced For Theft Of Welfare Benefits, 6/6/17

State Contract Bridge Inspector Sentenced For Fabricating Safety Review, 6/2/17

Montgomery County Employee Sentenced To Pay $15,000 Restitution And Three Years Probation For Workers' Comp. Fraud, 5/31/17

New York Public School Bus Monitor Defrauded Workers' Compensation System While Working As A Child Care Provider, 5/26/17

Prior Convicted Felon Arrested As Serial Welfare Cheat, 5/19/17

Staten Island Business Owner Charged With More Than $100,000 Welfare Fraud, 5/12/17

State Psychiatric Center Employee Falsified Report To Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits, 5/12/17

Woman Stole Nearly $40,000 In Workers' Comp. Benefits Meant For Her Deceased Mother Pleads Guilty, To Pay Restitution, 5/5/17

Former SUNY University At Buffalo Maintenance Supervisor Sentenced To Jail For Accepting Bribes, 5/2/17

Montgomery County Roofing Contractor Pleads Guilty To Workers' Compensation And Welfare Fraud, 4/25/17

NYS Inspector General Announces Arrest Of Doctor Charged With Falsifying Medical Records And Stealing Over $6,524, 4/14/17

Former City Of Amsterdam Employee Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 4/12/17

A Former Top CUNY Finance Official Charged With Embezzling Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars From University, 4/7/17

Niagara County Woman Sentenced And Pays More Than $2,200 Restitution For Welfare Fraud, 4/3/17

State Mechanic Pleads Guilty To Using Government Credit Card To Purchase Car Parts And Tires For His Own Personal Use, 3/30/17

State Psychiatric Center Treatment AideFaked Medical Records To Get Extended Medical Leave, 3/28/17

State Group Home Worker Pleads Guilty And Sentenced For Removing Building Parts From Facilities Where He Worked, 3/21/17

State Contract Bridge Inspector Convicted At Trial For Fabricating Safety Review, 3/20/17

Rochester Woman Sentenced To Jail Time And Near $35,000 Restitution For Workers Compensation Fraud, 3/7/17

State Mechanic Used Government Credit Card To Purchase Car Parts And Tires For His Own Personal Use, 3/7/17

WCC Basketball Coach Pleads Guilty To Using Falsified And Forged Transcripts To Get Players Accepted At NCAA Schools, 2/28/17

Executive Gets Three Months In Jail And Must Pay Restitution For Embezzling Public Funds To Cover Her Posh Lifestyle, 2/22/17

Buffalo Man Stole Deceased Woman's Workers' Compensation Benefits, 2/22/17

State Prison Employee Sentenced For Stealing Inmate Funds To Pay Down Credit Card Debt, 2/22/17

Former Suny University At Buffalo Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes, 2/21/17

Capital Region Group Home Supervisor Stole Food Stamp Benefits From Disabled Residents Under Her Care, 2/16/17

Office of the Workers' Compensation Fraud Inspector General 2016 Annual Report

Former Baruch College Basketball Coach And Athletics Official Charged With Embezzlement, 2/14/17

Capital Region Construction Worker Charged With Theft Of More Than $5,000 In Workers' Compensation Payments, 2/10/17

Former State Social Worker Repays Nearly $25,000 In Pay She Stole And Pleads To Disorderly Conduct, 2/8/17

Office of the Welfare Inspector General 2016 Annual Report

Woman Stole Nearly $40,000 In Workers' Comp. Benefits Meant For Deceased Mother, A Former Orange-Ulster Boces Employee, 1/30/17

Two Montgomery County Building Contractors Plead Guilty To Workers' Compensation Fraud, 1/25/17

Man Impersonating Deceased Twin Brother Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than A Half Million Dollars In Welfare Benefits, 1/24/17

NYS Employee Who Charged A Wedding Ceremony And Vacations To A NYS Credit Card Sentenced To Full $16,668 Restitution, 1/12/17

Lineman Caught In $37,000 Fraud By Teaching Kickboxing While Claiming Job-Related Injuries Kept Him From Working, 12/20/16

Schenectady Woman Stole More Than $50,000 In Welfare Benefits By Concealing Marriage And Her Husband's Income, 12/19/16

Niagara Falls Woman Charged With Forging Deceased Mother's Signature To Cash In Deceased Stepfather's Death Benefits, 12/19/16

Pittsford Man Pleads Guilty To Million Dollar Food Stamp Fraud Scheme, 12/16/16

Temp. NYS Employee Faces Year In Jail For False Time Sheets And Forging Signature To Steal $6,000 For Time Not Worked, 12/16/16

State Prison Employee Stole Inmate Funds To Pay Down Credit Card Debt, 12/15/16

Yonkers Woman Pleads Guilty To $6,500 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 12/12/16

State Employees Charged With Stealing Wages For Responding To Fire Alarms That Never Occurred And Other Schemes, 12/8/16

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