New York State
Office of the Inspector General
The Inspector General's Office is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring that State government, its employees and those who work with the state meet the highest standards of honesty, accountability, and efficiency.
Catherine Leahy Scott
State Inspector General
Reports of Investigations and Press Releases
2008
October-December
- Inspector General Finds Privacy Breaches in State Child Abuse Register, 12/29/08
- Parole Chief To Resign After Inspector General's Report, 12/19/08
- Bad Drivers Pay DMV Clerks To Divert 1,475 Tickets, 12/9/08 (Press Release)
- Thruway Mechanics Take Tools Home Against Authority Policy, 12/9/08
- Investigation of Employee Misconduct at the DOH Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, 12/8/08
- Moonlighting CSEA Boss Accused of Defrauding State of Over $32,000, 12/1/08
- Joint Investigation Leads to $1 Million Payment in Armory Case, 11/19/08
- Chainsaw Case Added to DOT Audit of Inventory Practices, 11/17/08
- DOL Employee Owes State Nearly $14,000 For Cell Phone and Car Abuse, 11/6/08
- Contractor Accused of Invoice Padding, 11/3/08 (Press Release)
- Investigation of Allegations Concerning Creation of Executive Director Position at State CofC, 11/3/08
- DMV Clerk Charged in Inspection Sticker Thefts, 10/30/08 (Press Release)
- Doctor Failed to Report Reprimand, 10/29/08
- DMV Clerk Fired After Fake ID Prosecution, 10/15/08
- OPMC Tightens Confidentiality Rules Following IG's Report, 10/14/08
- DOT Supervisor Faces Discipline and Prosecution After Accessing Sex Websites at Work,10/14/08
July-September
- OCFS Seeks to Fire Aide After Inspector General Finds Disability Fraud, 9/23/08
- Final Report on Housing Worker Indicted in Rent Roll Bribes, 9/12/08
- DMV Employee Quits After Arrest for Accessing Women's Driver Data, 9/4/08
- DOT Establishes Extra Training To Meet Civil Service Requirements, 8/20/08
- DOL Analyst Quits After Accessing Sexually-Explicit Websites, 8/15/08
- Supervisor Ran Consulting Business on State Time, 8/12/08
- DMV Supervisor Falsified Time Sheet, 7/23/08
- Psychiatric Center Worker Lived in Paint Shop, 7/22/08
- Worker's Jamesville-to-Albany Commute Costs State Nearly $30,000, 7/21/08
- Investigation of Compensation for LIPA Chair, 7/17/08
- DMV Employee Improperly Accessed Database, 7/9/08
April-June
- DMV Boosts Cash Audits After Losing $12,125, 6/30/08
- Two Port of Oswego Authority Members Held Seats in Violation of Residency Requirements, 6/30/08
- Four O.D. Heck Aides Arrested as Inspector General's Investigation Continues, 6/18/08 (Press Release)
- Two ORPS Employees Disciplined for Improper Disclosure of Information, 6/13/08
- A Critical Examination of State Agency Investigations into Allegations of Abuse of Jonathan Carey, 6/11/08
- State Employees Arrested for Breaching Confidential Child Abuse Register, 6/5/08 (Press Release)
- Report on Abuse of State Property at the New York State DOT, 6/4/08
- Inspector General Computer Probe Leads to Rape Arrest of DOL Employee, 6/2/08 (Press Release)
- Final Report on DMV Clerk Charged With Misconduct, 5/28/08
- DHR Typist Charged With Grand Larceny, 5/22/08
- IG Finds DOCS Attorney Falsified Time Records, 5/1/08
- Report on Forgery by a Former DMV Employee, 4/17/08
- DEC Employee Arrested for Making Unauthorized Charges on NYS Credit Card, 4/16/08 (Press Release)
- Inspector General Finds Computer Misuse by OGS Employee, 4/16/08
- Inspector General Finds Travel Abuse by Department of Health Official, 4/3/08
- Investigation of Improprieties in the Issuance of Crane Operators' Certifications by NYS DOL, 4/2/08
January-March
- Former Co-op city Board President Sentence to Jail Time, 3/26/08 (Press Release)
- IG Probe Leads to Arrest of Food Stamp Auditor, 3/26/08
- Department of Labor Attorney Resigns After Inspector General Uncovers Misconduct, 3/20/08
- Former Bilingual Center Director Pleads Guilty and Pays Restitution, 3/20/08 (Press Release)
- Investigation Prompts Call to Review Testing at DMV Peekskill Office, 2/26/08
- Tenant Sentenced in $37,000 Scam of NYS DHCR, 2/21/08 (Press Release)
- Investigation of Two Allegations Relating to the Public Service Commission, 2/14/08
- Armory Superintendent Indicted in Bribes, 2/6/08 (Press Release)
- Investigation Finds Conflict by Racing Judge, 2/1/08
- Federal Order Forces Police to Testify in IG Waterfront Probe, 1/30/08 (Press Release)
- DMV Clerk Arrested in Fake ID Sale, 1/14/08 (Press Release)
- DOT Clerk Suspended in Cellphone Thefts, 1/11/08 (Press Release)
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