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An OIG investigation found that former Essex County Sheriff Frank G. Cousins, Jr., knowingly authorized healthy employees to use sizable amounts of sick leave – often several months’ worth – immediately before retiring, a violation of the rules that applied to most Essex County Sheriff’s Department employees.
In 2016 the ISAU's work included investigating MassDOT’s practice of allowing certain individuals and organizations to travel on the Massachusetts Turnpike without paying tolls.
The OIG has examined 12 programs from across the country – public and private health insurers, a worker’s compensation program, a hospital-based program, and a health system – that have implemented an array of interventions to address substance use disorder.
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