OIG 2023 Letters, Reports and Recommendations

In 2022, the OIG's work included recovering $1.7 million through restitutions and settlements; receiving and responding to 3,689 hotline queries or complaints, and training 5,282 people through our Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO) program.

The Inspector General’s healthcare team initiated several reviews over the past year in fulfillment of its legislative mandate to examine the Massachusetts Medicaid (MassHealth) and Health Safety Net programs.

The ISAU's 2022 annual report includes the unit's review of MBTA contracts for privatized services, including absence management and police dispatch services. The report also highlights the MBTA’s expenditure of federal pandemic funds.

The Annual Report contains information on the Division’s actions during the past year.

The OIG sent a letter on January 3, 2023, to Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EHS) Secretary Marylou Sudders about the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home. In the letter, Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro expressed concerns about leadership at EHS and the Home.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of the Attorney General (AGO) have recovered more than $263,000 from former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) troopers for unworked overtime, including settlements in December 2022 and January 2023 with four troopers who paid a total of $17,584.

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed a 2020 consulting contract between Mashpee Housing Authority (MHA) and its former executive director, Leila Botsford.

A joint federal-state investigation involving the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General led to additional charges against two founders of a local non-profit in connection with allegations that they fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds and state unemployment assistance.

Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro testified on May 8, 2023, before the Joint Committee on Transportation regarding safety oversight of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

Inspector General Jeffrey S. Shapiro testified before members of the Senate and House Committees on Ways & Means regarding the Office of the Inspector General’s FY24 budget request, which outlines major initiatives including right sizing staffing levels and a focus on equitable and expanded training.