OIG 2020 Reports and Recommendations

The Office of the Inspector General reviewed the superintendent of Burlington Public Schools’ (BPS) use of school resources and the management of a BPS bank account.

The OIG’s Internal Special Audit Unit reviewed the town of Eastham’s oversight of a road project that it paid for through the state’s Chapter 90 program.

The Office of the Inspector General found self-dealing and pay discrepancies by the former director of Hingham Housing Authority (HHA) and poor oversight by HHA Board.

The Office of the Inspector General wrote to agency heads, chief financial officers and procurement officials with guidance to safeguard public funds during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that a current member of the West Newbury Board of Selectmen had accrued more than $29,000 in debt to the town over a number of years for unpaid health insurance premiums.

IG Glenn A. Cunha wrote to the Plymouth County Commissioners Office recommending the Commissioners assign the responsibility for administering CARES Act funds to the Commonwealth.

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia’s chief of staff pleaded guilty to charges of extortion, bribery and making false statements.

On December 22, 2020, Donna Scott, 52, of Vallejo, CA (formerly of Massachusetts), pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to a charge of Larceny over $250 for embezzling more than $45,000 from her former employer.

Two New York-based companies and their owners and presidents have paid $850,000 to settle allegations that their high-pressure, misleading telemarketing operation victimized cities and towns across the Commonwealth.

A statewide grand jury indicted the former accountant for three towns for allegedly embezzling more than $729,000.

On December 18, 2020, a state trooper assigned to the Attorney General’s Office took out a complaint in the Boston Municipal Court against Glenn Kendall, 55, of Lowell for two counts of unwarranted privilege.

The Office of the Inspector General’s review of two Methuen Police Department contracts found a failure of leadership at all levels of city government.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) examined the post-retirement earnings of Linda Nathan, a former Boston Public Schools headmaster, and found that she exceeded her post-retirement earnings cap and owes more than $67,000 to the Boston Retirement Board.

On December 18, 2020, a state trooper assigned to the Attorney General’s Office took out a complaint in the Boston Municipal Court against Glenn Kendall, 55, of Lowell for two counts of unwarranted privilege.

A former manager of a group home run by the Department of Developmental Services has admitted to stealing more than $16,000 in groceries that she purchased with group home funds.

The Office of the Inspector General's (OIG) Internal Special Audit Unit (ISAU) continued its efforts to monitor the quality, efficiency and integrity of MassDOT’s and the MBTA’s operating and capital programs.

In 2019, the DSPO reviewed the State Police’s travel time policy, an examination of the administration of paid details by the State Police and a preliminary audit of State Police overtime shifts. The Division identified opportunities to substantially reduce costs and mitigate risk within areas of the State Police.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) examined the administration of MassHealth’s Personal Care Attendant Program. The OIG also followed up with MassHealth regarding recommendations from fiscal year 2019 on topics including Adult Day Health, Adult Foster Care, Dental Care and Optometry.