2017
July-Sept
- Woman Who Stole Nearly $40,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits Meant For Her Deceased Mother Sentenced; To Pay Full Restitution, 7/24/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Truck Driver Charged With Stealing More Than $20,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits, 7/18/17 (Press Release)
- Staten Island Business Owner Pleads Guilty In Welfare Fraud Case, 7/17/17 (Press Release)
- The Owners Of A Southern Tier Medical Transport Company Plead Guilty To Falsifying Workers Comp Certifications And Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands From Medicaid, 7/13/17 (Press Release)
Apr-Jun
- Former State Department Of Transportation Technician Sentenced To Full Restitution For Using Government Credit Card To Buy Personal Fuel And Auto Repairs For Himself And Others, 6/28/17 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On The Arrest And Arraignment Today Of Joseph Ciffa And His Codefendants On Federal Fraud Charges, 6/26/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Woman Charged With Workers' Compensation And Welfare Fraud, 6/20/17 (Press Release)
- State Psychiatric Center Treatment Aide And Nurse Each Admit To Submitting Falsified Records To Qualify For Extended Medical Leave, 6/16/17 (Press Release)
- Finger Lakes Woman Sentenced For Near $8,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 6/14/17 (Press Release)
- Retired North Country Police Officer Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud, 6/14/17 (Press Release)
- State DOT Engineer-In-Charge Used His Position To Steal Nearly $10,000 Worth Of Power Equipment And Services Belonging To State, 6/13/17 (Press Release)
- Erie County Home Care Aids Charged With More Than $107,000 Welfare Fraud, 6/13/17 (Press Release)
- Queens Man Who Impersonated Twin Brother Sentenced For Theft Of Welfare Benefits, 6/6/17 (Press Release)
- State Contract Bridge Inspector Sentenced For Fabricating Safety Review, 6/2/17 (Press Release)
- Montgomery County Municipal Employee Sentenced To Pay $15,000 Restitution And Serve Three Years Probation For Workers' Compensation Fraud, 5/31/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Public School Bus Monitor Defrauded Workers' Compensation System While Working As A Child Care Provider, 5/26/17 (Press Release)
- Prior Convicted Felon Arrested As Serial Welfare Cheat, 5/19/17 (Press Release)
- Staten Island Business Owner Charged With More Than $100,000 Welfare Fraud, 5/12/17 (Press Release)
- State Psychiatric Center Employee Falsified Report To Fraudulently Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits After Lunging At Patient, 5/12/17 (Press Release)
- Woman Who Stole Nearly $40,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits Meant For Her Deceased Mother Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Pay Full Restitution, 5/5/17 (Press Release)
- Former SUNY University At Buffalo Maintenance Supervisor Sentenced To Jail For Accepting Bribes, 5/2/17 (Press Release)
- Montgomery County Roofing Contractor Pleads Guilty To Workers' Compensation And Welfare Fraud, 4/25/17 (Press Release)
- New York State Inspector General Announces Arrest Of State Doctor Charged With Falsifying Patient Medical Records And Stealing Over $6,524 From The State, 4/14/17 (Press Release)
- Former City Of Amsterdam Employee Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 4/12/17 (Press Release)
- A Former Top CUNY Finance Official Charged With Embezzling Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars From University By Creating Bogus Bank Accounts, 4/7/17 (Press Release)
- Niagara County Woman Sentenced And Pays More Than $2,200 Restitution For Welfare Fraud, 4/3/17 (Press Release)
Jan-Mar
- State Mechanic Pleads Guilty To Using Government Credit Card To Purchase Car Parts And Tires For His Own Personal Use, 3/30/17 (Press Release)
- State Psychiatric Center Treatment AideFaked Medical Records To Get Extended Medical Leave, 3/28/17 (Press Release)
- State Group Home Worker Pleads Guilty And Sentenced For Removing Building Parts From Facilities Where He Worked, 3/21/17 (Press Release)
- State Contract Bridge Inspector Convicted At Trial For Fabricating Safety Review, 3/20/17 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Sentenced To Jail Time And Near $35,000 Restitution For Workers Compensation Fraud, 3/7/17 (Press Release)
- State Mechanic Used Government Credit Card To Purchase Car Parts And Tires For His Own Personal Use, 3/7/17 (Press Release)
- Former Head WCC Basketball Coach Pleads Guilty To Using Falsified And Forged Transcripts To Get Players Accepted At NCAA Schools, 2/28/17 (Press Release)
- Queens Not-For-Profit Executive Gets Three Months In Jail And Must Pay Restitution For Embezzling Public Funds To Cover Her Posh Lifestyle With Maids And Nannies, A Personal Spa And Luxury Furnishings, 2/22/17 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Man Stole Deceased Woman's Workers' Compensation Benefits, 2/22/17 (Press Release)
- State Prison Employee Sentenced For Stealing Inmate Funds To Pay Down Credit Card Debt, 2/22/17 (Press Release)
- Former Suny University At Buffalo Maintenance Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes, 2/21/17 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Group Home Supervisor Stole Food Stamp Benefits From Disabled Residents Under Her Care, 2/16/17 (Press Release)
- Office of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General 2016 Annual Report, 2/15/17
- Former Baruch College Basketball Coach And Athletics Official Charged With Embezzlement, 2/14/17 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Construction Worker Charged With Theft Of More Than $5,000 In Workers' Compensation Payments, 2/10/17 (Press Release)
- Former State Social Worker Repays Nearly $25,000 In Pay She Stole And Pleads To Disorderly Conduct, 2/8/17 (Press Release)
- Office of the Welfare Inspector General 2016 Annual Report, 2/1/17
- Woman Stole Nearly $40,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits Meant For Her Long-Deceased Mother, A Former Orange-Ulster Boces Employee, 1/30/17 (Press Release)
- Two Montgomery County Building Contractors Plead Guilty To Workers' Compensation Fraud, 1/25/17 (Press Release)
- Queens Man Impersonating Deceased Twin Brother Pleads Guilty To Stealing More Than A Half Million Dollars In Welfare Benefits, 1/24/17 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Who Charged A Wedding Ceremony And Family Vacations To A Government Credit Card Was Sentenced To Full $16,668 Resitiution, 1/12/17 (Press Release)
2016
Oct-Dec
- Staten Island Phone Company Lineman Caught In More Than $37,000 Fraud By Teaching Kickboxing Classes While Claiming Job-Related Injuries Kept Him From Working, 12/20/16 (Press Release)
- Schenectady Woman Stole More Than $50,000 In Welfare Benefits By Concealing Marriage And Her Husband's Income, 12/19/16 (Press Release)
- Niagara Falls Woman Charged With Forging Deceased Mother's Signature To Cash In On Deceased Stepfather's Death Benefits, 12/19/16 (Press Release)
- Pittsford Man Pleads Guilty To Million Dollar Food Stamp Fruad Scheme, 12/16/16 (Press Release)
- Temporary State Employee Pleads Guilty And Faces Year In Jail For Falsifying Time Sheets And Forging Supervisor's Signature To Steal More Than $6,000 Pay For Time He Did Not Work, 12/16/16 (Press Release)
- State Prison Employee Stole Inmate Funds To Pay Down Credit Card Debt, 12/15/16 (Press Release)
- Yonkers Woman Pleads Guilty To $6,500 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 12/12/16 (Press Release)
- State Employees Charged With Stealing Wages For Responding To Fire Alarms That Never Occurred And Other Schemes, 12/8/16 (Press Release)
- A Two-Time Offender, Two Additional Building Contractors And A City Of Amsterdam Employee Face Charges In Montgomery County Workers' Compensation Fraud Sweep, 12/8/16 (Press Release)
- Husband And Wife Construction Company Owners Indicted On Fraud Charges In City Of Amsterdam IDA Rehab Project, 11/30/16 (Press Release)
- Former DEC Manager Sentenced To Prison For Elaborate Contractor Fraud Scheme, 11/28/16 (Press Release)
- Statement Of New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott Upon The Former State Athletic Commission Chairman's Admitted Ethics Violations, 11/17/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation of The City University of New York Interim Report, 11/15/16
- North Country Man Feigning Disability Caught Power Lifting At Gym - And A Couple Working In Retail Hardware - Indicted For Workers' Compensation Fraud In Jefferson County Sweep, 11/15/16 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Who Charged His Wedding Ceremony And Family Vacations To A Government Credit Card Pleads Guilty To Grand Larceny, 11/2/16 (Press Release)
- Director Of Dentistry For State's Incarcerated Youth Billed Nearly $75,000 For Hours He Never Worked, 11/2/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation of the New York State Office of Mental Health Hutchings Psychiatric Center, 10/31/16
- CNY Psychiatric Nurse Used Forged Doctor Note To Take Off From His Government Job, 10/26/16 (Press Release)
- Long Island CPA Pleads Guilty In Unemployment Insurance, Welfare and Social Security Fraud Scheme Using Fake Identity And False Employment Records, 10/24/16 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Charged With More Than $34,000 In Workers' Compensation Fraud, 10/21/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation of Personal Allowance Accounts Maintained by the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, 10/20/16
- Queens Not-For-Profit Executive Admits Embezzling Public Funds To Cover Her Posh Lifestyle With Maids And Nannies, A Personal Spa And Luxury Furnishings, 10/12/16 (Press Release)
- Former NYC Social Services Boss Behind $1.8 Million Red Bull For Welfare And Sham Landlord Schemes Sentenced To 23 Months In Prison And Ordered To Pay $3.6 Million Restitution And Forfeiture, 10/7/16 (Press Release)
- Bronx Man Juggled Dual Identities To Steal More Than $25,000 In Welfare And Unemployment Benefits, 10/5/16 (Press Release)
July-Sept
- Rochester Grocer Sentenced To Jail For Food Stamp Fraud, 9/29/16 (Press Release)
- State Employee Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Resume With Fake College Credentials, 9/29/16 (Press Release)
- Staten Island DMV Employee Illegally Accessed State Computer To Contact Customer And Ask For A Date, 9/27/16 (Press Release)
- Niagara County Woman Charged With Welfare Fraud, 9/26/16 (Press Release)
- Former SUNY University At Buffalo Maintenance Supervisor Charged With Accepting Bribes, 9/23/16 (Press Release)
- Thruway Toll Plazas Manager Charged With Falsifying Travel Vouchers For Trips Never Taken, 9/15/16 (Press Release)
- Former Government Employee Sentenced To Full Restitution For Stealing Nearly $60,000 From Developmentally Disabled Under State Care, 9/14/16 (Press Release)
- Business Owner Sentenced To Prison For Bilking State Insurance Plan Of $1.65 Million By Selling Public Employees Audiophile Earbuds And Ear Plugs And Billing As If They Were Medically Necessary Hearing Aids, 9/14/16 (Press Release)
- Elmira Bartender Sentenced To Nearly $26,000 Restitution And Five Years Of Probation For Workers' Compensation Fraud, 9/12/16 (Press Release)
- Former Investigator Sentenced To Restitution And Supervised Release For Defrauding New York Power Authortiy In $3 Million Governemnt Contract Scheme, 9/9/16 (Press Release)
- Finger Lakes Woman Charged With Nearly $6,000 Workers'Compensation Fraud, 9/7/16 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Used Government Credit Card For Personal Purchases Nearly 250 Times In Two Months, 9/6/16 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Admits Stealing Dozens Of New Laptop Computers Meant For Government Offices, 8/24/16 (Press Release)
- State Contract Bridge Inspector Indicted For Forged And Falsified Safety Review, 8/18/16 (Press Release)
- Former Thousand Islands State Parks Employee Sentenced To Pay Back Nearly $61,000 He Stole In Dock And Boat Rental Fees, 8/12/16 (Press Release)
- Long Island CPA Indicted For Unemployment Insurance, Welfare And Social Security Fraud Scheme Of Nearly $125,000 Using Fake Identity And False Employment Records, 8/11/16 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Indicted For Stealing Dozens Of New Laptop Computers Meant For State Offices, 8/11/16 (Press Release)
- State Employee Falsified Resume With Fake College Credentials, 8/10/16 (Press Release)
- Former DEC Project Manager Pleads Guilty To Grand Larceny For Running Elaborate Contractor Fraud Scheme, 8/9/16 (Press Release)
- Livingston County Woman Feigned Use Of Cane For Walking To Fraudulently Obtain More Than $27,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits, 8/4/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation of the New York State Division of Human Rights Use of Temporary Employees, 8/1/16
- Former Head WCC Basketball Coach Facing 18-Count Indictment For Using Falsified And Forged Transcripts To Get Players Accepted At NCAA Schools, 7/28/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation Into The New York State Athletic Commission, 7/25/16
- Elmira Bartender Pleads Guilty To Over $21,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 7/18/16 (Press Release)
- Former Alexandria Bay Volunteer Firefighter Indicted On Charge Of Stealing Nearly $5,000 In Volunteer Firefighters' Benefits, 7/14/16 (Press Release)
- Troy Housing Official Sentenced To Jail, Probation And Restitution For Theft Of Nearly $40,000 In Food Stamps And Housing Subsidies, 7/12/16 (Press Release)
Apr-Jun
- Former DEC Project Manager Charged With Grand Larcent For Running Elaborate Contractor Fraud Scheme, 6/30/16 (Press Release)
- Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Bilking State Insurance Plan Of $1.65 Million By Selling Public Employees Audiophile Earbuds And Ear Plugs And Billing As If They Were Medically Necessary Hearing Aids, 6/29/16 (Press Release)
- Former Rensselaer County Supervising Investigator Admits Misconduct For Helping Troy Housing Official Evade Arrest, 6/27/16 (Press Release)
- Queens Not-For-Profit Exec Embezzled Public Funds To Cover Her Posh LifeStyle With Maids And Nannies, A Personal Spa And Luxury Furnishings, 6/22/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation Of The New York State Department Of Health Bureau Of Vital Records, 6/21/16
- Investigation Into The Operation Of A Game Of Chance At Cape Vincent Correctional Facility, 6/9/16
- Investigation of the June 5, 2015 Escape of Inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt from Clinton Correctional Facility, 6/6/16
- Investigation Into Misconduct At The Canal Corporation, 6/2/16
- Husband And Wife Construction Company Owners Face Fraud Charges In City Of Amsterdam IDA Rehab Project, 6/1/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation Of The Dissemination Of New York State Board Of Election Enforcement Division Documents, 5/31/16
- Schenectady Home Improvement Contractor Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud, 5/26/16 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Landlord Pleads Guilty And Pays Nearly $8,000 Restitution For Food Stamp Fraud In The Bronx, 5/26/16 (Press Release)
- Hudson Valley Business Owner Stole More Than $100,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits While Training Dogs, 5/25/16 (Press Release)
- State Department Of Transportation Technician Used State Issued Credit Cards To Buy Fuel And Groceries For His Personal Use, 5/19/16 (Press Release)
- State Contract Bridge Inspector Forged And Falsified Safety Review, 5/18/16 (Press Release)
- State Department Of Transportation Technician Used State Issued Credit Card To Buy Personal Fuel And Auto Repairs For Himself And Others, 5/17/16 (Press Release)
- Former Syracuse Police Sargeant Who Was Also Employed As A Part-Time State Banking Inspector Pleads Guilty To Wage Theft, 5/16/16 (Press Release)
- State Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Facilitating $1.6 Million State Insurance Plan Scam Selling Public Employees Stereo Earbuds And Billing As If They Were Medically Necessary Hearing Aids, 5/5/16 (Press Release)
- Bronx Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $115,000 In Welfare Benefits By Concealing Spouse's Income, 5/5/16 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On The Federal Guilty Plea Of Cherisse Watson-Jackson 5/3/16 (Press Release)
- Central New York Prison Guard Charged With More Than $38,000 In Sick Leave Theft And Workers' Compensation Fraud While Applying For A New Job In North Carolina, 4/27/16 (Press Release)
- Long Island CPA Created Fake Identity And False Employment Record As Part Of A $207,000 Unemployment Insurance, Welfare And Social Security Fraud Scheme, 4/21/16 (Press Release)
Jan-Mar
- Rochester Grocer Guilty Of Food Stamp Fraud, 3/29/16 (Press Release)
- Former Senior Investigator Charged And Pleads Guilty To Defrauding The New York Power Authority In $3 Million Government Contract Scheme, 3/25/16 (Press Release)
- Investigation of Improper Outsourcing of Confidential Records, 3/24/16
- Direct Care Worker To serve Jail Time And Repay Nearly $40,000 For Work He Never Performed, 3/22/16 (Press Release)
- 2015 NYS Workers' Compensation Fraud Inspector General Annual Report, 3/18/16
- Central NY Heavy Equipment Operator Stole More Than $75K In Workers' Compensation Benefits, 3/15/16
- Former Supervisor Of State Group Homes For The Developmentally Disabled Indicted On Charges Of Stealing Identity Of Resident In Her Care, 3/2/16 (Press Release)
- Queens Woman Pleads Guilty And Pays Back Nearly $80,000 In Welfare Benefits She Stole While Supported By Court Officer's Six-Figure Income, 3/1/16 (Press Release)
- State Office Of Children And Family Services Failed Oversight Allowed For Systemic Theft From Native American Minors' Trust Funds, 3/1/16
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Gene Palmer's Guilty Plea, 2/29/16
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott Regarding The EthicsViolation Findings Against Division Of Veterans' Affairs Employee Tracy Kinn, 2/25/16
- Former State Highway Worker Pays Nearly $10,000 Restitution For Workers' Compensation Fraud, 2/11/16 (Press Release)
- Statement From Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On The Sentencing Of David Sweat, 2/3/16
- 2015 NYS Office of the Welfare Inspector General Annual Report
- State Office For People With Developmental Disabilities Employee Pleads Guilty In Government Issued Credit Card Theft Scheme, 1/22/16 (Press Release)
- Niagara Falls Man Accused Of Defrauding Workers' Compensation System For More Than $82,000, 1/8/16 (Press Release)
- Former Top State Prison Internal Affairs Official Pleads Guilty To Criminal Coercion For Inappropriate Sexual Conduct With Subordinate Employee, 1/6/16 (Press Release)
- Statement Of Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott Upon The CriminaL Coercion Guilty Plea Of James A. Ferro, The Former Director Of Operations For The State Prison System's Special Investigations Unit, 1/5/16 (Press Release)
- Criminal Ring Charged With Stealing Dozens Of New Laptop Computers Meant For State Offices And Selling Them Through Facebook, 1/4/16 (Press Release)
2015
Oct-Dec
- Elmira Bartender And An Auto Mechanic Charged With Over $25,000 Combined In Workers' Compensation Fraud Schemes, 12/21/15 (Press Release)
- Schenectady Home Improvement Contractor Charged With Repeated Felony False Filings In Workers' Compensation Fraud Scheme, 12/16/15 (Press Release)
- Former Troy Housing Authority Official Indicted For Theft Of Nearly $50,000 In Food Stamps And Housing Aid, 12/3/15 (Press Release)
- Second Individual Charged In Ongoing New York Power Authority Procurement Fraud Investigation, 12/3/15 (Press Release)
- Red Bull For Welfare And Sham Landlord Schemes Lead To Arrests Of NYC Social Services Boss And 11 Others In $1.5 Million Public Benefits Theft, 12/1/15 (Press Release)
- Key Player In DMV Commercial Driver License Fraud Ring Sentenced To Prison, 11/24/15 (Press Release)
- Statement By Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Former Office Of The Medicaid Inspector General Employee Joseph Flora's Ethics Violations, 11/23/15 (Press Release)
- Business Bilked State Insurance Plan For More Than $1.6 Million By Selling Public Employees Earbuds And Billing As If They Were Medically Necessary Hearing Aids, 11/23/15 (Press Release)
- State Parks Employee charged With Theft Of More Than $62,000 In Dock And Boat Rental Fees At Thousand Islands Park, 11/18/15 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On David Sweat's Guilty Plea, 11/13/15 (Press Release)
- Central New York And Southern Tier Business Owners Charged In Workers' Compensation Fraud Sweep, 11/12/15 (Press Release)
- State Office For People With Developmental Disabilities Employee And Her Housemate Charged In Government Issued Credit Card Theft Scheme, 11/10/15 (Press Release)
- Queens Woman Charged In Theft Of Nearly $80,000 In Welfare Benefits While Supported By Court Officer's Six Figure Income, 11/9/15 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Joyce Mitchell's Restitution, 11/6/15 (Press Release)
- Former State Corrections Sergeant Pleads Guilty To Workers' Compensation Fraud; Said He Was Unable To Work While Running A Cayuga County Car Dealership, 11/5/15 (Press Release)
- Statement from New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Gene Palmer's Arraignment, 11/4/15 (Press Release)
- State Highway Worker Charged And Pleads Guilty To Workers' Compensation Fraud, 11/4/15 (Press Release)
- Oneida County Man Sentenced For Defrauding State Health Insurance Program For More Than $200,000, 10/30/15 (Press Release)
- Former Head WCC Basketball Coach Charged With Using Falsified And Forged Transcripts To Get Players Accepted At NCAA Schools, 10/29/15 (Press Release)
- Direct Care Worker For Developmentally Disabled Defrauded State Of Nearly $40,000 For Work Not Performed, 10/28/15 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Landlord Charged As A Welfare Cheat In The Bronx, 10/28/15 (Press Release)
- Rensselaer County Supervising Fraud Investigator Charged With Filing False Report To Help Troy Housing Official Evade Arrest, 10/19/15 (Press Release)
- Rochester Business Owner Charged With Food Stamp Fraud, 10/16/15 (Press Release)
- The owners Of A Southern Tier Medical Transport Company Falsified Workers Comp Certifications And Stole More Than $1.3 Million From Medicaid, 10/5/15 (Press Release)
July-Sept
- Investigation into the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Enforcement of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law within the Fishing Industry, 9/30/15
- Former State Department Of Transportation Employee Pleads Guilty To Charges He Used State Issued Credit Card To buy Gas For Personal Use More Than 100 Times, 9/29/15 (Press Release)
- Statement by New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott Regarding Sentencing of Clinton Correctional Facility Escape Accomplice Joyce Mitchell, 9/28/15 (Press Release)
- Manhattan Messenger Used Phony Social Security Numbers To Steal More Than $280,000 In Unemployment And Public Assistance Benefits, 9/14/15 (Press Release)
- Office of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General 2014 Annual Report, 9/4/15
- Sullivan County Woman Sentenced After Stealing More Than $25,000 In Welfare Benefits From Two Counties, 8/26/15 (Press Release)
- Two Rochester Area Business Owners Arrested In Food Stamps Trafficking Scheme, 7/31/15 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott Regarding Clinton Correctional Facility Escape Accomplice Joyce Mitchell’s Guilty Plea, 7/28/15 (Press Release)
- Five Defendants Convicted Of Conspiring To Obtain Commercial Driver's Licenses From The Department Of Motor Vehicles Through Fraud And Bribes, 7/17/15 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Pays $120,000 Forfeiture And Restitution For Running Online Trademark Counterfeiting Stores While On State Time, 7/9/15 (Press Release)
- Former State Department Of Transportation Employee Charged With Felony Theft - Used State Issued Credit Card To Buy Gas For Personal Use More Than 100 Times 7/2/15 (Press Release)
April-June
- Guilty Plea Announced In $80,000 Welfare Fraud Perpetrated By Decade-Long Identity Theft, 6/30/15 (Press Release)
- Investigation Finds Widespread Abuse Of Work-Issued EZ-Pass Tags By State Office Of Mental Health Employees On Randall's And Wards Island, 6/30/15
- Supervisor Of State Group Homes For The Developmentally Disabled Charged With Stealing Identity Of Resident In Her Care, 6/30/15 (Press Release)
- State Official Accepted Improper Gifts Including Food, Beverages, Travel And A Lucrative Job Offer From A Company Which Had A $120 Million State Contract He Oversaw, 6/25/15
- Contractor To Pay More Than $60,000 Restitution For Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud, 6/23/15 (Press Release)
- Statement From New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Clinton Correctional Facility, 6/15/15 (Press Release)
- Troy Housing Authority Official Charged With Theft of Nearly $50,000 in Food Stamps and Housing Subsidies, 6/10/15 (Press Release)
- Rockland County Construction Services Company Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud Conspiracy And Tax Violation Involving Contract With The New York Power Authority, 6/8/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott's Statement On Settlement of Steven Kuhr Ethics Investigation, 5/26/15
- State Employee Pleads Guilty To Charges He Used State Time Selling Counterfeit Goods Over The Internet, 4/30/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Scott Announces Arrest Of NYC Employee For Fraudulently Collecting Workers' Compensation Benefits, 4/30/15 (Press Release)
- State Employee Sentenced For Stealing From Trust Accounts Of Cayuga Nation Children, 4/28/15 (Press Release)
- State Worker Is Sentenced For Endangering Group Home Residents, 4/23/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Scott Announces Arrest of State Employee on Charges He Submitted Fraudulent Sick Leave Documentation, 4/10/15 (Press Release)
January-March
- Inspector General Announces Indictment And Arraignment Of Former Director Of Operations Of State Corrections Special Investigations Unit, 3/24/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Scott Announces Plea Of Oneida County Man For Stealing More Than $200,000 In Health Insurance Funds, 3/10/15 (Press Release)
- Oral Surgeon Sentenced For Fraudulently Billing State For Work On Inmates Not Performed, 2/26/15 (Press Release)
- State Employee Arraigned On Charges She Stole From State Group Home Residents In Saratoga County, 2/20/15 (Press Release)
- State Employee Indicted On Charges He Used State Time To Sell Counterfeit Goods Over The Internet, 2/17/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Announces Arrest of Former Official on Charges He Stole Nearly $11,000 in State Funds, 2/5/15 (Press Release)
- State Employee Pleads Guilty To Charges She Stole From Trust Accounts Of Cayuga Nation Children, 1/26/15 (Press Release)
- Oral Surgeon Pleads Guilty To Fraudulently Billing State For Work On Inmates He Never Performed, 1/26/15 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Announces The Arrest Of State Corrections Official On Charges Of Forcibly Touching Subordinate Employee, 1/12/15 (Press Release)
2014
October-December
- Inspector General Report on DMV Employee who Removed Ignition Interlock Restrictions on Person’s Driver’s License, 12/22/14
- Inspector General Finds Forensics Contractor Intentionally Made Inaccurate Entries In Lab Notes, 12/12/14
- State Employee Sentenced For Using And Selling EBT Cards Stolen From Mental Health Residents, 11/12/14 (Press Release)
- State Employee Arrested On Charges He Endangered Group Home Residents, 11/5/14 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Charged With Stealing Nearly $5,000 In Equipment and Supplies From NYPA, 10/23/14 (Press Release)
- State Employee Arrested For Allegedly Stealing From Trust Accounts of Cayuga Nation Children, 10/14/14 (Press Release)
July-September
- State Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Group Home Residents, 9/12/14 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Scott Finds New York Racing Association, Failing To Heed Statute, Overcharged Bettors By Millions, 8/25/14
- Veterans Counselors Received Substantial Bequests From Estates of Veterans They Counseled, 8/12/14
- Inspector General: Snowmobile Clubs Were Given Free Vehicle Registrations In Fulton County, 8/8/14
- New York State Inspector General Finds Criminal Conduct, Kickbacks, Nepotism, Abuse of Vehicles and Credit Cards at Roosevelt Island Operation Corporation, 8/7/14
- Inspector General Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Two State Workers On Charges Of Stealing Thousands Of Dollars In Time From State, 7/24/14 (Press Release)
- State Information Technology Specialist Convicted And Sentenced For $12,000 Theft Using State Credit Cards, 7/23/14 (Press Release)
- Convicted State Employee To Repay State $6,000 In False Travel Claims, 7/17/14 (Press Release)
April-June
- Former Bronx Not-For-Profit Official Sentenced For Soliciting Nearly $145,000 In Home Improvements From Contractor, 6/27/14 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Announces Additional Arrests In Scheme To Use Stolen EBT Cards From Mental Health Residents, 6/27/14 (Press Release)
- Rochester Area Contractor And State Official Defrauded The State Of More Than $400,000 In Overbilled Contracts, 6/6/14
- Agency Tightens Internal Controls In Wake Of Investigation Which Found Supervisor Made At Least $2,000 Selling State Owned Scrap Metal, 6/6/14
- State Liquor Authority Investigator Arrested On Charges He Illegally Possessed And Used Parking Placards In Manhattan, 6/5/14 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Announces Arrest of 11 For Use of EBT Cards Stolen From Mental Health Residents, 5/29/14 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Recognized for Investigation of Driver Test Cheating Scandal, 5/22/14 (Press Release)
- Oral Surgeon Arrested For Overbilling State For Dental Work On Inmates, 5/9/14 (Press Release)
- IG Investigation Results in Sentencing of Former State Engineer, 5/5/14 (Press Release)
- Thruway Authority Employee Arrested on Charges He Forged Doctor's Notes, 4/3/14 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Scott, District Attorney Vance Announce Arrest of 21 Individuals Charged With Cheating on Written Commercial Driver License Exams, 4/2/14(Press Release)
January-March
- DEC Employee Arrested on Charges He Stole Gasoline With State Credit Card, 3/19/14 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General's Statement on JCOPE Decision Regarding Former DOT Engineer in Charge, 2/6/14 (Press Release)
- NYSIG Investigation Results in Tighter Financial Controls and Strengthened Oversight of Employees Responsible For Processing Crime Victim Complaints, 1/31/14
- NYPA Worker Arrested on Charges He Stole Gas With State Credit Card, 1/22/14 (Press Release)
2013
October-December
- Inspector General Investigation Yields Tighter Vehicle Use Policy At NYS DHR, 12/30/13
- Inspector General's Investigation Results in Strengthened Ethics Standards and Financial Controls at NYPA, 12/13/13
- New York State Inspector General Announces Arrest of Riverbank State Park Employee for Allegedly Stealing More Than $75,000 in State Funds, 12/11/13 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General Reveals NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner Analyst Did Substandard Work For a Decade, 12/5/13
- New York State Inspector General Finds Violation of Vehicle Use Policy at NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 11/29/13
- Not-For-Profit Spending of State Funds Inconsistent With Grant Award Requirements, 11/27/13
- State Employee Charged With Filing Forged Doctors' Signatures in Effort to Secure Sick Leave From Job, 11/22/13 (Press Release)
- OPWDD IT Specialist Charged With Using a State Credit Card for Nearly $10,000 in Unauthorized Purchases, 11/21/13 (Press Release)
- New York State Inspector General and Manhattan District Attorney Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Riverbank State Park Employee For Stealing More than $50,000 in State Funds, 11/5/13 (Press Release)
July-September
- DOT Worker in Utica Charged With Theft of Gas, 9/30/13 (Press Release)
- New York State Inspector General, U.S. Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney Announce Arrest of 19 in Elaborate Scheme to Illegally Obtain Commercial Driver Licenses, 9/26/13 (Press Release)
- Former Program Director of Bronx Not-For-Profit Convicted of Bribery For Soliciting $100,000 in Home Improvements From Contractor (Press Release), 9/24/13
- State Nurse Charged With Forging a Prescription for Valium, 9/18/13 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Insufficient Oversight by State Dormitory Authority, 9/2/13
- Report on Investigation of Allegations Regarding Care Providedby the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, 8/30/13
- NYS Inspector General's Report Reveals Poor Supervision at State-Owned Power Plant, 8/26/13
- NYS Inspector General Scott Issues Findings Regarding Allegations That SUNY ESF Operated an Unaccredited Forensic Laboratory, 7/25/13
April-June
- OGS Worker Arrested on Charges He Stole State Owned Gasoline, 6/28/13 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Improper Conduct By 2 Instructors at SUNY Cortland; College's Internal Probe Fell Short, 6-6-13
- Second Arrest In As Many Months of State Employee Charged With Abusing Resident With Disability, 6-6-13 (Press Release)
- Seneca County Clerk Charged With Illegal Search of DMV Records, 5/31/13 (Press Release)
- Tax Department Implements Increased Oversight and Financial Controls After NYSIG Review of "Sting" Operations, 5/20/13
- Inspector General Investigation Reveals Deficient and Out-of-Date Boxing Glove Inspection Rules, 5/7/13
- Fraudulent Documentation Submitted to NYSERDA to Obtain Grant for Congers Business, 5/7/13
- NYS Inspector General Announces Arrest of Double Dipping State Employee, 4/24/13 (Press Release)
- NYS Inspector General's Investigation Finds No Negligence or Misconduct by Onondaga County Crime Lab, 4/22/13
- Direct Care Worker Arrested and Charged With Abusing Individual at State Run Facility, 4/12/13 (Press Release)
January-March
- Inspector General's Report Details Significant Flaws in State Agency Oversight of Section 8 Refunds Leading to Nearly $1 Million Theft, 3/26/13
- Office of Medicaid Inspector General Employee Convicted of Submitting False Timesheets and Theft of Time; NYSIG Investigation also Results in Tightened Policies at OMIG, 3/25/13
- NY State Inspector General and Nassau County DA Announce Guilty Plea of Check Forger (Press Release), 3/7/13
- IG Probe Yields Department Changes and Tighter Security at State Fair, 2/14/13
- DMV Supervisor Arrested for Removing Ignition Interlock Restrictions on Person's Driver's License (Press Release), 1/31/13
2012
October-December
- Former NYPA Contractor Charged with Possessing More Than $200K in Forged Checks (Press Release), 12/20/12
- State DMV Employee State DMV Charged With Forgery, Grand Larceny (Press Release), 12/11/12
- Corporation Charged With Defrauding State Over BioFuels Grant (Press Release), 12/05/12
- DEC Employee Arrested on Charges He Used Taxpayer Money to Fuel His Personal Vehicle (Press Release), 10/16/12
- Former New York State Employee Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funds, 10/1/12
July-September
- State DOT Employee Arrested for Theft, 9/28/12 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Lax Policy Paved the Way For DOT Engineer To Get Bargain Priced Blacktop for His Driveway, 9/28/12
- Clinton County Clerk's Office Accessed DMV Records Without Authorization, 9/27/12
- Office of Mental Health Official Coerced Subordinates to Deceive Oversight Agency and Cover Up Faulty Discharge Policy, 9/27/12
- DOH Employee Charged With Possessing a Forged Instrument and Falsifying Timesheets, 9/26/12 (Press Release)
- Bidding and Procurement Irregularities Identified at DOCCS - Auburn Correctional Facility, 9/21/12
- Department of Taxation and Finance Employee Worked Second Employment as Police Officer While On State Time, 9/21/12
- New York State H.E.L.P. Truck Supervisors Charged with Falsifying Records, 8/1/12 (Press Release)
- Department of Public Service Employees Accepted Over $7,000 in Gifts From Regulated Entity, 7/18/12
- Report of Investigation into Allegations of Abuse of Authority by DOT Engineer, 7/17/12
- Director of Bronx Not-For-Profit Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Bribery, 7/16/12 (Press Release)
April-June
- NYPA Security Sergeant Charged With Abusing a Government-Issued Credit Card, 6/28/12 (Press Release)
- Improper Lab Practices Led to Destruction of Key Evidence in Criminal Cases (Full Report), 6/12/12
- Memo of Understanding, NYS Department of Taxation and Finance and the NYS Office of the Inspector General, 5/23/12
- OMIG Employee Charged with Grand Larceny and Falsifying Records, 5/22/12
- State Employee Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Stealing Nearly One Million Dollars In Federal Funds, 5/17/12
January-March
- Former DEC Wildlife Pathologist Ward Stones Career-Long Misconduct and Abuse Tolerated and Excused by Former DEC Executives; Second Employees Time Abuse Unchecked by Supervisor Despite Repeated Co-Worker Complaints, 2/27/12 (Press Release)
- Report of Investigation into Allegations of Misconduct by State Wildlife Pathologist Ward Stone, 2/27/12
- Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) employee engaged in substantial time abuse, 2/27/12
- DMV Employee Indicted for Issuing Fraudulent Driver Licenses, 1/31/12
- U.S. Attorney and NYS Inspector General Announce Arrest of State Employee for Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Taxpayer Funds, 1/19/12
- Certified Public Accountant Forged Signatures on Queens Not-For-Profits Delinquent Financial Reports that were Submitted to the New York State Office of Mental Health, 1/19/12
2011
October-December
- Joint Report of Investigations of Allegations of Abuse and Reviews of Conditions at the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Valley Ridge Center for Intensive Treatment , 12/30/11
- DEC Employee Failed to Divest Himself of Interest in Family Drilling Firm, 12/29/11
- Three State Workers Charged with Abusing Government Issued Credit Cards. Workers improperly used State charge cards to pay their rent, for vacation, bar tabs, and to buy a gift card, 12/28/11 (Press Release)
- Former Social Worker Admits to Working Out Instead of Working on State Time. Jeffrey Bieder pays nearly $9,000 in restitution as prosecution seeks jail time, 12/22/11 (Press Release)
- State DMV Contractor Improperly Received Travel Expense Reimbursement for Costs She did Not Incur, 12/20/11
- Four Employees Charged with Promoting Prison Contraband at Secure Center for Juveniles, 11/29/11 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Biben Finds Systemic Failures in Nassau Crime Lab Procedures, Management and Oversight, 11/10/11
- IG Biben charges State employee with spending more than 500 work hours on telephone chat lines, 10/28/11
- State retiree and accountant conspire to bribe State Liquor Authority employee to expedite license, 10/21/11
- Stimulus Panel Releases Report, 10/20/11
July-September
- Former Thruway Supervisor Misappropriated Authority Property for Private Use, 9/30/11
- Report on The Investigation of Licensing and Oversight of Commercial Bus Drivers in New York State Following Fatal Crash in the Bronx on March 12, 2011, 9/1/11
- Nepotism allegations as Thruway Authority managers inappropriately supervised employees they were related to, 8/18/11
- Casino Inspector Improperly Received Gifts, 8/10/11
- Investigation of Allegations of Misconduct by Former Executive Director Glenn LaFave and the Board of Directors of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, 7/20/11
- Working Out -- Instead of Working -- on State Time, Former Social Worker is Charged with Grand Larceny and Falsifying Records of The Disabled in His Care, 7/19/11 (Press Release)
- State OCFS worker improperly used his State-assigned vehicle and engaged in time and attendance abuse. Agency is seeking his termination, 7/18/11
- Former Deputy Commissioner Coerced Subordinates and Improperly Steered $100,000 State Contract to a Not-for-Profit Where His Wife Worked, 7/7/11
April-June
- State Agencies, Authorities Vulnerable to Theft and Abuse of Gasoline Supplies without Improved Safeguards, 6/29/11
- Contractor Stole From State By Overbilling For Emergency Work, 6/17/11
- Former State Worker Paid Twice For Same Pay Period, 6/17/11
- OMH employees assigned to the Central New York Psychiatric Center (CNYPC) abused overtime and meal expense policies by unnecessarily and intentionally extending official travel trips to transport patients, 5/27/11
- State Highway Mechanic Took Gas for Personal Use; Didnt Help as Many Long Island Motorists as Claimed, 5/25/11
- Buffalo Man Collected Unemployment Benefits While in State Prison, Inspector General Finds, 5/19/11
- State Construction Manager Arrested for Routinely Submitting False Time Records, 4/20/11
- IG Announces Arrests for Fraudulent Commerical Driver License Permits, 4/13/11 (Press Release)
January-March
- Former DOH Employee Filed False Time Sheets, 3/31/11
- SUNY Worker Gave False Background Information To Two Agencies, 3/31/11
- DOT Analyst Cited for Misuse of State Email for Private Business, 3/30/11
- DEC Employee Suspended 30 Days for Misuse of State Computer, 3/30/11
- Former Human Rights Administrator Hid Tape Recorder in Desk, 3/30/11
- DOH Employee Faked Purchase Order to Buy Office Refrigerator, 3/1/11
- Inspector General Investigating OCFS Overtime, 1/25/11
- OCFS Aide Sentenced in $709,000 Insurance Fraud, 1/14/11
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