2019
Jan-Mar
- State Employee With Side Business And Outside Jobs Charged With Six-Figure Workers’ Compensation And Welfare Fraud, 1/17/18 (Press Release)
- State Corrections Officer Indicted On Charges That He Stole Workers’ Compensation Benefits By Submitting Fraudulent Leave Documentation, 01/03/19 (Press Release)
2018
Oct-Dec
- Investigation of Well inspections Conducted By The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 12/24/18
- Investigation of The New York State Department of Financial Services ATM Safety Program and Inspector Thomas Connellan, 12/24/18
- Medical Supply Company And Disgraced Former Surgeon Who Founded It Charged With A Multi-Million Dollar Fraud On The State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan, 12/21/18 (Press Release)
- Former Suny Upstate Medical University President David Smith Sentenced For Abusing His Position To Illicitly Increase His Compensation, 12/17/18 (Press Release)
- State Transportation Investigator Charged With Unauthorized Access Of State And Federal Databases And Running A Trucking Company While Collecting Workers’ Compensation, 12/14/18 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Construction Executive Sentenced To Prison For Fraud Scheme Involving Millions Of Dollars In Public Contracts As Well As Six-Figure Insurance And Wage Theft, 12/7/18 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Pleads Guilty To Using Government Issued Credit Card For Personal Cell Phone Bill And Other Charges, 12/5/18 (Press Release)
- NYC Social Services Employee Pleads Guilty To Federal Fraud Charge For $95,000 Food Stamp Theft Scheme, 11/30/18 (Press Release)
- State Employee Charged With Falsifying Rental Car Statements With Bogus Mileage And Time Logs, 11/28/18 (Press Release)
- State Correction Officer Pleads Guilty To Forging Medical Records In Fraudulent Attempt To Justify Extended Sick Leave, 11/21/18 (Press Release)
- Mohawk Valley Truck Driver Admits Stealing More Than $20,000 In Workers’ Compensation Benefits, 11/20/18 (Press Release)
- Former Group Home Case Manager Pleads Guilty To Scheme Of Employees And Acquaintances Stealing Food Stamps From The Disabled, 11/15/18 (Press Release)
- Former Clinton Correctional Facility Employee Sentenced To Jail For An Illicit Relationship With And Providing Contraband To An Inmate, 11/13/18 (Press Release)
- Steuben County Man Charged With Over $15,000 In Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 11/7/18 (Press Release)
- State Contractor Convicted Of Federal Fraud For Corrupt State Highway Maintenance Schemes, 11/7/18 (Press Release)
- Utica Chiropractor Admits To Faking Medical Exams To Facilitate CNY Psychiatric Center Employees’ Bogus Disability Claims, 11/05/18 (Press Release)
- State DMV Supervisor Charged With Wrongfully Accessing Registration Information And Giving It To An Individual With A Court Order Of Protecion Filed Against Them, 10/22/18 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Sentenced And Ordered To Pay Full Restitution For Theft Of $57,000 In Welfare And Housing Benefits Fraud Scheme, 10/19/18 (Press Release)
- Oneida County Truck Driver Sentenced For Perjury And For Defrauding Workers’ Compensation And New York State, 10/18/18 (Press Release)
- Genesee County Man Sentenced To Jail Time For Over $4,000 Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 10/18/18 (Press Release)
- Central New York Psychiatric Center Employee Charged With Time Abuse And Wage Theft, 10/18/18 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Construction Executive Pleads Guilty In Fraud Scheme To Obtain Millions Of Dollars In Public Contracts As Well As Six-Figure Insurance And Wages Theft, 10/12/18 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Charged With Using Government Credit Card For Personal Cell Phone Bill And Other Charges, 10/11/18 (Press Release)
- Former State Dot Engineer-In-Charge Indicted On Federal Charge Of Using His Position To Steal Equipment And Services From Government Project, 10/9/18 (Press Release)
- Queens Couple Plead Guilty To Near Six-Figure Welfare Fraud, 10/2/18 (Press Release)
Jul-Sep
- Statement By Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On The Guilty Plea Of Former SUNY Upstate Medical University President Dr. David Smith, 9/24/18 (Press Release)
- State Corrections Officer Charged With Defrauding Workers’ Compensation By Working At A Capital Region Bar, 9/20/18 (Press Release)
- Suny At Buffalo Architect Charged With Time Abuse, 9/12/18 (Press Release)
- Investigation And Inspections Finds Substantially Enhanced Prison Security Procedures Following 2015 Escape And Isolated Incidents Of Staff Continuing To Neglect Duties, 8/31/18
- OWIG Quarterly Newsletter, 8/31/18
- Former State Employee Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Over $57,000 In Housing And Welfare Benefits Through Fraud, 8/23/18 (Press Release)
- Western New York Business Owner And Wife Charged With More Than $8,000 In Welfare Fraud While Earning Six-Figure Income, 8/22/18 (Press Release)
- Far Rockaway Restaurateur Indicted On Workers Compensation And Insurance Fraud Charges, 8/22/18 (Press Release)
- Globetrotting Long Island Man Charged With Unemployment Insurance And Welfare Fraud By Using Fictitious Business Records And Concealed Income, 8/16/18 (Press Release)
- Oneida County Truck Driver Pleads Guilty To Perjury For Defrauding Workers’ Compensation And New York State, 8/15/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Man Pays Full Restitution And Pleads Guilty To Workers’ Compensation Fraud For Cashing His Deceased Mother’s Benefit Checks, 8/14/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Sentenced to Full Restitution and Probation for Forging Deceased Mother’s Signature to Steal Workers’ Compensation Benefits, 8/10/18 Press Release)
- State Contractor, His Office Manager And Sub-Contractor Charged With Submitting False Documents About The Use Of A Minority-Owned Business In A State Project, 7/27/18 (Press Release)
- Former Top Executive At Agency Overseeing Lake Placid Olympic Facilities Facing Larceny And Misconduct Charges For Thousands Of Dollars In Improper Alcohol And Meal Purchases, 7/26/18 (Press Release)
- Erie County Woman Charged With Over $4,000 Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 7/19/18 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Construction Executives Indicted In Scheme To Obtain Millions Of Dollars In Public Contracts, 7/17/18 (Press Release)
Apr-Jun
- Former Employee At Long Island Group Home For Mentally Disabled Charged As Part Of Scheme Of Employees And Acquaintances Stealing Residents’ Food Stamps To Pay For Feasts For Themselves And Their Friends, 6/27/18 (Press Release)
- Bronx Couple Sentenced For More Than $65,000 In Welfare And Unemployment Insurance Fraud By Hiding Household Income And Falsifying Bank And Employment Records, 6/26/18 (Press Release)
- Wealthy Queens Woman Admits To Welfare Fraud And Pays More Than $67,000 Restitution For Concealing Indicted Husband’s Six-Figure Income, 6/26/18 (Press Release)
- Former Baruch College Basketball Coach Sentenced To Prison For Embezzling $787,000 From School, 6/21/18 (Press Release)
- Finger Lakes Contractor Pleads Guilty And Pays $8,500 In Fines And Restitution For Failing To Provide Workers’ Compensation Coverage For His Employees, 6/20/18 (Press Release)
- Employees At Long Island Group Home For Mentally Disabled Stole Residents’ Food Stamps For Feasts For Themselves And Their Friends, 6/18/18 (Press Release)
- New York State Correctional Officer Charged With Submitting A Falsified Medical Note To Justify Excessive Time Off, 6/15/18 (Press Release)
- Oneida County Truck Driver Charged With Perjury And Defrauding Workers’ Compensation And New York State, 6/15/18 (Press Release)
- Bronx Man Charged With More Than $19,000 Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 6/14/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty To Forging Deceased Mother’s Signature To Steal Workers’ Compensation Benefits, 6/14/18 (Press Release)
- Genesee County Man Charged With Over $4,000 Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 6/12/18 (Press Release)
- Investigation of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Manhattan North Traffic Violations Bureau, 6/8/18
- Utica Chiropractor Faked Exams And Reports Facilitating CNY Psych Center Employees’ Bogus Disability Claims, 6/6/18 (Press Release)
- Report on the Investigation of Painting Contracts at the State University of New York University at Buffalo, 6/5/18
- Central New York Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced, Forfeits Medical License And Pays $87,000 Restitution For Theft From The Workers’ Compensation System, 6/5/18 (Press Release)
- CUNY Medgar Evers Professor Pleads Guilty To Federal Fraud For Theft From School, 5/31/18 (Press Release)
- State Employee Charged And Pleads Guilty To Time Abuse, 5/31/18 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Woman With Internet Retail Operation Sentenced For Over $48,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 5/29/18 (Press Release)
- Former State Parks Print Shop Supervisor And Accomplice Plead Guilty To Theft For Use Of State Equipment And Resources For Their Own Private Business, 5/24/18 (Press Release)
- Owners And Operators Of Medical Transport Companies Serving The Adirondack And Capital Region Charged With Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Frauds And Conspiracies, 5/23/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Man Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud For Cashing His Deceased Mother's Benefit Checks, 5/15/18 (Press Release)
- Queens Couple Charged With Near Six-Figure Welfare Fraud, 5/8/18 (Press Release)
- Disgraced Former Surgeon Facing Federal Charges Of $860,000 Health Care Fraud Committed As He Pleaded Guilty To And Was Serving His Sentence For Another Fraud, 4/10/18 (Press Release)
- Central New York Orthopedic Surgeon Pleads Guilty And Surrenders Medical License For Stealing More Than $86,000 From The Workers' Compensation System, 4/10/18 (Press Release)
- Bronx Couple Pleads Guilty To More Than $65,000 In Welfare And Unemployment Insurance Fraud By Hiding Household Income And Falsifying Bank And Employment Records, 4/4/18 (Press Release)
- New York State Thruway Authority Worker Pleads Guilty - To Pay Full Restitution - For Over $5,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 4/4/18 (Press Release)
Jan-Mar
- Binghamton Taxi Company Owner Charged With Six-Figure Medicaid Theft And Workers' Compensation Fraud Scheme, 3/30/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Sentenced, Restitution Ordered, For More Than $9,500 In Welfare Fraud, 3/29/18 (Press Release)
- State Agency Attorney Resigns, Pays Restitution And Pleads Guilty After Theft Of More Than $12,200 In Unearned Salary, 3/28/18 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Woman With Internet Retail Operation Charged With And Pleads Guilty To Over $48,000 Workers' Compensation Fraud, 3/20/18 (Press Release)
- Office of the Workers' Compensation Fraud Inspector General Annual Report, 3/20/18
- Former State Employee Charged With Falsifying Subpoenas To Steal Paid Time Off, 3/9/18 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Construction Worker, A Predicate Felon, Sentenced To Up To Four Years In Prison For Theft Of Workers' Compensation Benefits And Other Crimes, 3/9/18 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Man Sentenced For Stealing Deceased Woman’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits, 2/27/18 (Press Release)
- State Office Of Mental Health Employee Pleads Guilty And Resigns From State Service For Forged Medical Record Scheme, 2/26/18 (Press Release)
- Satellite Television Vendor Servicing State Prisons Pleads Guilty To Six-Figure Theft, 2/23/18 (Press Release)
- Manhattan Man Sentenced To Prison And Pays Restitution For His $600,000 Theft Of Welfare And Unemployment Insurance Benefits Through Fraud Schemes Using More Than A Dozen Friends And Relatives, 2/23/18 (Press Release)
- Rockland County Auto Window Tinting Business Owner And Wife Face Fraud Charges After Crashing A Client’s Luxury Mercedes During A Joyride, 2/23/18 (Press Release)
- Last Of Three Erie County Home Health Aides Sentenced For Her Role In A $107,000 Welfare Fraud Scheme, 2/22/18 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Man Sentenced For To Near $10,000 Workers’ Compensation Fraud, 2/13/18 (Press Release)
- Central New York Orthopedic Surgeon Indicted On Charges Of Operating An Ongoing Scheme Stealing More Than $50,000 From The Workers’ Compensation System, 2/13/18 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Today’s Guilty Plea By Defendant Joseph Ciffa On Federal Fraud Charges, 2/9/18 (Press Release)
- Erie County Home Health Aides Sentenced And Ordered To Pay Full Restitution For Their Roles In A $107,000 Welfare Fraud Scheme, 2/8/18 (Press Release)
- Statement By New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On Indictment of State Bridge Contractor Nathaniel P. Lorenz, 2/8/18 (Press Release)
- Rochester Fish Store Owner Sentenced To Prison And Ordered To Pay Restitution For $1.4 Million Food Stamp Fraud Scheme, 2/7/18 (Press Release)
- Office of the Welfare Inspector General 2017 Annual Report, 2/1/18
- Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty To More Than $9,500 In Welfare Fraud, 2/1/18 (Press Release)
- Bronx Man Sentenced For Juggling Dual Identities To Steal Welfare And Unemployment Benefits, 1/30/18 (Press Release)
- State Employee Charged With Theft Of Over $57,000 In Housing And Welfare Benefits Through Fraud, 1/30/18 (Press Release)
- Former Top SUNY Buffalo Administrator Sentenced To Jail And Pays Restitution For $320,000 Theft Of State Funds, 1/26/18 (Press Release)
- Wealthy Queens Woman Arrested On Welfare Fraud Charges For Concealing Indicted Husband’s Six-Figure Income, 1/25/18 (Press Release)
- Central New York Psychiatric Center Aide Pleads Guilty In Insurance Fraud Case, 1/24/18 (Press Release)
- Former Baruch College Basketball Coach Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $700,000 From School; Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison, 1/17/18 (Press Release)
- Statement From Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott On The $341,000 Settlement With Johnson Controls Regarding Forged Training Certifications, 1/9/18 (Press Release)
2017
Oct-Dec
- State Office Of Mental Health Employee And His Wife Charged In Forged Medical Record Scheme, 12/28/17 (Press Release)
- State Psychiatric Center Employee Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Time Records And Stealing Close To $33,000 In Excess Pay, 12/21/17 (Press Release)
- State Correction Officer Forged Medical Records In Fraudulent Attempt To Justify Extended Sick Leave, 12/21/17 (Press Release)
- State Department Of Transportation Supervisor Charged With Repeatedly Using Work Vehicle For Personal Errands During Business Hours, 12/21/17 (Press Release)
- Former State Parks Employee Sentenced For Using Government Credit Card For Nearly $4,000 In Personal Expenses, 12/20/17 (Press Release)
- Cuny Hunter College Bursar Aide Sentenced And Pays Full Restitution For Stealing Cash Deposits He Collected For The School, 12/20/17 (Press Release)
- Last Of Three Erie County Home Health Aides Pleads Guilty To Her Part In $107,000 Welfare Fraud, 12/19/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Food Catering Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Workers' Compensation Fraud, 12/19/17 (Press Release)
- State Agency Attorney Charged With Falsified Attendance Records And Theft Of Nearly $12,700 In Unearned Salary, 12/13/17 (Press Release)
- State Aide For Incarcerated Youth Pleads Guilty To Insurance Fraud And Is Ordered To Pay More Than $12,000 In Restitution; Played In Hockey League While Claiming A Debilitating Injury Prevented Him From Working, 12/12/17 (Press Release)
- New York State Employee And Spouse Plead Guilty And Pay Back More Than $42,000 In Welfare Funds They Stole, 12/12/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Public School Bus Monitor Pleads Guilty And Pays Restitution For Defrauding Workers' Compensation System While Working As A Child Care Provider, 12/7/17 (Press Release)
- Former Top SUNY Buffalo Administrator Sentenced For Theft Of State Funds, 12/6/17 (Press Release)
- NYC Social Services Employee And Spouse Face Federal Charges For Multiple Schemes Of Stealing More Than $225,000 In Government Welfare Funds, 11/28/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Heavy Equipment Operator Sentenced To Prison And Full Restitution For Stealing More Than $83k In Workers' Compensation Benefits While Failing To Provide His Own Employees With Required Coverage, 11/28/17 (Press Release)
- State Prison Guard Faked Medical Reports And Stole More Than $30,000 In Workers' Compensation Benefits While Not Working, 11/22/17 (Press Release)
- Rochester Woman Charged With More Than $9,000 In Welfare Fraud, 11/18/17 (Press Release)
- The Owners Of A Southern Tier Medical Transport Company Sentenced For Falsifying Workers Comp Certifications And Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands From Medicaid, 11/15/17 (Press Release)
- Long Island CPA Sentenced To Prison And $615,000 Restitution For Unemployment Insurance, Welfare And Social Security Fraud Scheme Using Fake Identity And False Employment Records, 11/14/17 (Press Release)
- Finger Lakes Contractor Faces Felony For Failing To Provide Workers' Compensation Coverage For His Employees, 11/14/17 (Press Release)
- Queens Contractor Falsified Insurance Documents And Left Employees Without Workers' Compensation Coverage For NYU Building Renovations, 11/10/17 (Press Release)
- CUNY Hunter College Bursar Aide Charged With Stealing Cash Deposits He Collected For The School, 11/9/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Food Catering Business Owner Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud, 11/7/17 (Press Release)
- Erie County Home Health Aide Pleads Guilty For Her Part In A $107,000 Welfare Fraud, 11/2/17 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Group Home Supervisor Sentenced And Pays Restitution For Stealing Food Stamp Benefits From Disabled Residents Under Her Care, 10/26/17 (Press Release)
- Former State Employee Charged With Theft Of More Than $9,300 In Wages By Submitting Fake Medical Records To Substantiate 111 Sick Days, 10/24/17 (Press Release)
- Two Brooklyn Businessmen Feigned Status As State Authorized Entities To Steal UPS Shipping Service Discounts, 10/23/17 (Press Release)
- Schenectady Woman Sentenced, To Pay Full Restitution, For Stealing More Than $50,000 In Welfare Benefits By Concealing Her Husband's Income, 10/19/17 (Press Release)
- State Psychiatric Center Employee Falsified Time Records And Stole Close To $33,000 In Excess Pay, 10/12/17 (Press Release)
- Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Near $10,000 In Workers' Compensation Fraud, 10/11/17 (Press Release)
July-Sept
- CUNY Medger Evers Professor Facing Federal Fraud Charges For Theft From School, Holding Unauthorized Courses And Selling Bogus Medical Course Completion Certificates to Job Seekers, 9/29/17 (Press Release)
- Bronx Couple Charged With More Than $65,000 In Welfare And Unemployment Insurance Fraud By Hiding Household Income And Falsifying Bank And Employment Records, 9/28/17 (Press Release)
- State Aide For Incarcerated Youth Charged With Workers' Compensation Fraud; Played In Hockey League While Claiming Debilitating Injury Prevented Him From Working, 9/21/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty, Pays Restitution And Is Forced To Leave State Service For Falsifying Patient Medical Records And His Own Time Sheets, 9/19/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Psychiatric Center Aide Charged With Insurance Fraud, 9/18/17 (Press Release)
- State DOT Engineer-In-Charge Admits Using His Position To Steal Nearly $10,000 Worth Of Power Equipment And Services; Pays Full Restitution And Resigns From State Service, 9/13/17 (Press Release)
- Former Top SUNY Buffalo Administrators Charged With More Than $330,000 Theft Of State Funds, 9/7/17 (Press Release)
- Niagara Falls Woman Pleads Guilty To Forging Deceased Mother’s Signature To Get Deceased Stepfather’s Death Benefits, 9/6/17 (Press Release)
- Harlem State Office Building Superintendent Took Improper Payments And Solicited Contributions For Plaza Concerts While Neglecting Facilities As They Deteriorated, 9/1/17
- Staff Of State Detention Center's Private Medical Provider Indicted For Theft From State, 8/17/17 (Press Release)
- Suspended Director Of Dentistry For State's Incarcerated Youth Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $68,000 For Time He Never Worked, 8/16/17 (Press Release)
- Orthopedic Surgeon Charged With Ongoing Scheme To Defraud The Workers' Compensation System As Investigators Search Medical Offices, 8/15/17 (Press Release)
- Schenectady Woman Pleads Guilty, To Pay Full Restitution, For Stealing More Than $50,000 In Welfare Benefits By Concealing Her Husband's Income, 8/15/17 (Press Release)
- Central New York Psych Center Employee Was Kayaking In The Caribbean While Receiving Workers' Comp And Claiming Inability To Work Due To Injury, 8/7/17 (Press Release)
- Former State Parks Employee Used Government Credit Card For Approximately To $4,000 In Personal Expenses Including Rent, Vacation Travel and Restaurant Meals, 8/3/17 (Press Release)
- Capital Region Group Home Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Stealing Food Stamp Benefits From Disabled Residents Under Her Care, 8/3/17 (Press Release)
- Hudson Valley Aide For The Disabled Billed State For More Than $4,000 In Unearned Salary And Improper Personal Car Rental, Meals, And Adirondack Hotel Charges, 8/1/17 (Press Release)
- 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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