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Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Ovation Travel Group, Inc.
Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Ovation Travel Group, Inc.
Department of Justice
Eleven Defendants Facing Federal Charges Relating to Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme with More Than $1.6 Million in Losses
A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment adding two new defendants to the nine defendants previously charged in relation to a Maryland and California unemployment insurance scheme. The superseding indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and stealing a post office key. The superseding indictment was returned on November 30, 2022.
Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
University of Wisconsin System FY 2021-22
We provided unmodified audit opinions on University of Wisconsin (UW) System’s FY 2021-22 financial statements, including its aggregate discretely presented component units. We also completed a limited-scope review of how UW institutions administered supplemental federal funds from three sources. We found that UW institutions used $239,200 from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund for costs that were unallowable by criteria that the federal government established. In addition, we recommend UW System Administration improve its oversight of a new computer application.
Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
State of Wisconsin FY 2021-22 Financial Statements
We provided unmodified audit opinions on the State of Wisconsin’s FY 2021-22 financial statements. These financial statements are included in the State’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. We reported seven significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, and we made 24 recommendations to state agencies. We also reviewed certain aspects of the federal funding the State received for the public health emergency, and we included in our report certain other matters of interest related to the State’s activities in FY 2021-22.
Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
Decisions About the Use of Supplemental Federal Funds (Department of Administration)
As requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, we have completed a limited-scope review of how the Department of Administration (DOA) used supplemental federal funds provided in response to the public health emergency. DOA paid $2.2 billion to other state agencies and spent $1.5 billion on its own programs. As of June 30, 2022, $1.8 billion in discretionary funds were remaining. In December 2022, DOA indicated it had plans for using most of these funds.
Department of Agriculture OIG
USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Data Story
This data story is the second in the series from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and focuses on the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This product utilized data analytics, visualizations, and data storytelling methods to enhance transparency of how the CFAP 1 and CFAP 2 programs evolved over time.
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks Across Selected Health Care Programs During the Pandemic
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee’s (PRAC) Health Care Subgroup developed this report to share insights about the expansion—and the emerging risks—of telehealth in selected programs across six federal agencies during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The selected programs, which provided telehealth services to about 37 million people in 2020 (up from just three million in 2019), included the Veterans Health Administration, Medicare, TRICARE, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, and Department of Justice prisoner healthcare...
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks Across Selected Health Care Programs During the Pandemic
Recognizing how critical telehealth has been to the federal COVID-19 response, the PRAC Health Care Subgroup—which includes six Federal Offices of Inspectors General—worked together to provide insights on the use of telehealth and its associated program integrity risks.
Department of Justice
Lake City Man Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud Involving Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Program Loan
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jacob Deandre Byrd (20, Lake City) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving COVID Relief Fraud through the Paycheck Protection Program. Byrd faces up to 20 years in federal prison and payment of restitution to the United States government. Byrd has agreed to forfeit $20,833, representing the proceeds of the offense.
Department of Justice
Los Angeles Man Found Guilty of Stealing More Than $150,000 and Attempting to Steal Nearly $1.9 Million More in COVID Business Loans
A downtown Los Angeles man was found guilty today by a jury of federal criminal charges for fraudulently obtaining more than $150,000 – and attempted to obtain an additional $1.85 million – in COVID-relief loans for several companies he claimed to own and operate.
Department of the Interior OIG
The Bureaus of Indian Affairs and Indian Education Have the Opportunity To Implement Additional Controls To Prevent or Detect Multi-dipping of Pandemic Response Funds
We recommended the BIA and the BIE implement controls designed to prevent or detect instances of multi-dipping of pandemic response funds.
Department of Justice
Owner of Trucking Companies Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy in Fatal Tanker Explosion, Tax Evasion and COVID Fraud
The owner of several Inland Empire-based trucking companies was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for ordering the illegal repair of a tanker that resulted in an explosion and the death of one his employees – the second time one of his welders was killed.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal Funding for COVID-19 Response July 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of July 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal American Rescue Plan Act Funding for COVID-19 Recovery July 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of July 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal Funding for COVID-19 Response August 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of August 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal American Rescue Plan Act Funding for COVID-19 Recovery August 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of August 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal Funding for COVID-19 Response September 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance in the month of September 2022 for the COVID-19 emergency and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in April 2020.
Missouri Office of the State Auditor
Federal American Rescue Plan Act Funding for COVID-19 Recovery September 2022
The primary objective of this report is to show Missouri's spending of federal assistance from the American Rescue Plan Act in the month of September 2022 for the COVID-19 recovery and the cumulative financial activity since the state began receiving funding in May 2021.
General Services Administration OIG
Ventilation Issues Persist in Unrenovated Wings of GSA Headquarters Building
Department of Justice
Prince George’s County Man Pleads Guilty to a Federal Wire Fraud Conspiracy to Obtain Over $750,000 in COVID-19 CARES Act Loans and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Jaleel Phillips, age 25, of Capital Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal wire fraud conspiracy, in relation to a scheme to unlawfully obtain COVID-19 relief loans and unemployment benefits.
Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor
Office of Medicaid (MassHealth)—Review of Telehealth
OSA has conducted a performance audit of MassHealth’s payments for telehealth behavioral health services for the period January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. During this period, MassHealth paid approximately $96,464,816, for 1,306,414 claims, to its providers for telehealth behavioral health services to MassHealth members. The purpose of this audit was to determine whether MassHealth monitored telehealth practices for behavioral health services to ensure compliance with its All-Provider Bulletins.
New York, Ulster County Office of the Comptroller
Audit of the Ulster County Service Center
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in upheaval to the economy and government services. Ulster County needed to address the questions of people and organizations during the pandemic as it related to public health concerns. To address public questions and concerns, Ulster County established a COVID hotline. Despite allocating significant resources to promotion and widening the scope of the Service Center, it still receives few calls. The call volume does not seem to align with the staffing and additional resources being allocated to operate a separate unit of government. This downtime could...
Department of Justice
Murrieta Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Misusing COVID-Relief Business Loans on Personal Expenses Such as Luxury Cars
A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for using hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for personal expenses such as luxury cars after he obtained a COVID-business relief loan for more than $7 million on behalf of his pothole-repair company.
Department of Justice
North Chili Man Convicted By A Federal Jury Of 37 Counts Of COVID Relief Fraud
Department of Justice
Former Amtrak Employee and Her Husband Plead Guilty to Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $1 Million in COVID Jobless Relief
A former Amtrak employee pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for conspiring with her husband to steal nearly $1 million in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance (UI) benefits and for fraudulently obtaining more than $63,000 in sickness benefits while she worked at Amtrak.
Department of Justice
Philadelphia Woman Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
Department of Justice
Coventry Woman Admits to Fraudulently Applying for and Receiving COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE – A Coventry woman today admitted to a federal judge that she fraudulently applied for and received more than $17,000 in unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
Department of Justice
Michigan Man Sentenced for Scheme to Obtain COVID Relief Funds in a Dozen Different States
BOSTON – A Michigan man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance and small business loans in 12 different states.
New Jersey Office of the State Auditor
Audit of Department of Labor and Workforce Development Unemployment Systems - Information Technology Operations
The objective of our audit was to determine if the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (Department) maintained an adequate information technology service management level during the increase in claims processing related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that the Department provided a sufficient information technology service management level to claimants to meet the increased needs in the unemployment insurance claims processing environment, and we found no evidence that delays in the processing of initial claims or recertifications were caused by deficiencies in the information...
New York Office of the State Comptroller
New York Department of Labor: Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the New York Department of Labor (Department) has taken appropriate steps to oversee and manage the Unemployment Insurance system and to comply with selected portions of the New York State Information Security Policy and Standards. Overall, we found deficiencies with the Department's oversight and management of its Unemployment Insurance system that ultimately compromised its ability to effectively mitigate risks related to the processing of claims.
Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
Single Audit for Year Ending June 30, 2021
This Single Audit identifies federal funds spent by state agencies from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. During this time, many state agencies were drawing down federal stimulus dollars from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. In this audit millions of questioned costs were discovered. Notable findings include that the Mississippi Department of Employment Security saw a 301 percent increase in known overpayments from the previous year and made at least $473 million in improper or fraudulent unemployment payments this year. This included unemployment payments to prisoners and people outside of...
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
The Number of Beneficiaries Who Received Medicare Part B Clinical Laboratory Tests Decreased During the First 10 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Department of Justice
Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, and received more than $7,000 in ill-gotten payments, was sentenced on Tuesday to thirty days of incarceration to be followed by three months home confinement, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
Department of Justice
Stoughton Man Sentenced for $400,000 COVID Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Stoughton man was sentenced on Nov. 4, 2022 in federal court in Boston in connection with filing a fraudulent loan application in order to obtain over $400,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan funds.
New York, Ulster County Office of the Comptroller
2021 Audit on Unemployment Fraud
Our audit sought to determine if unemployment claims filed in the name of Ulster County employees were handled in accordance with current law and Ulster County policy. Our audit revealed that the Personnel Department properly identified fraudulent unemployment claims and challenged those claims. In addition, the Personnel Department staff appropriately notified the Sheriff’s Department and the Information Systems Department about the potential unemployment insurance fraud. However, it appears that some employees may not have been notified by the Personnel Department that they were the victims...
Department of Veterans Affairs OIG
VHA Progressed in the Follow-Up of Canceled Appointments during the Pandemic but Could Use Additional Oversight Metrics
The OIG reviewed the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) progress in monitoring their follow-up of canceled appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.In 2020, the OIG reported that VHA had not followed up on about 32 percent of canceled appointments. VHA then implemented the Cancelled Appointments and Consult Management Initiative and created a cancellation report to track follow-up conducted for appointments originally scheduled to occur after July 21, 2020. The report allowed tracking by types of care, by month, and cumulatively, but VHA did not use all the reporting features. VHA...
Arizona Auditor General
Special COVID-19 Funding Report: Federal COVID-19 Monies Allocated to Arizona
Since March 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and through September 2022, the federal government has allocated through various acts $77.8 billion to the State of Arizona and its local governments, businesses, and individuals for COVID-19 response and relief efforts. This special COVID-19 funding report presents information on the amounts, intended purposes, and recipients of those allocations. It also presents the results of our audit of the allocated monies Arizona State government directly spent and distributed during fiscal year 2021.
Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
We’re All In and Wisconsin Tomorrow Programs
Using supplemental federal funding, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) awarded $220.7 million through its We’re All In program to small businesses, restaurants, and similar entities and $375.2 million through its Wisconsin Tomorrow program to small businesses and lodging establishments. We performed a detailed review of 172 grants and found DOR did not follow written eligibility requirements when it awarded 45 of these grants. We recommend that DOR report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on the results of its ongoing efforts to identify and recover program grants it made in...
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
During the Initial COVID-19 Response, HHS Personnel Who Interacted With Potentially Infected Passengers Had Limited Protections
Department of Justice
Former Police Officer Convicted Of Money Laundering
Georgia man becomes last of five defendants convicted in prosecution of conspiracy to obtain more than $1 million in COVID-19 relief funds
Department of Justice
Blaine Man Indicted for His Role in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
Investigative Audit: Pinecrest Supports and Services Center
On February 8, 2022, Pinecrest Supports and Services Center (PSSC) Regional Administrator Shannon Thorn notified the Louisiana Legislative Auditor (LLA), in writing, of a possible misappropriation of public funds by then PSSC Police Captain David Patterson. LLA initiated this investigative audit to determine the extent to which Mr. Patterson recorded overtime hours he did not work. From July 2020 to December 2021, Mr. Patterson recorded and was paid $15,099 for 391 hours of COVID-19 overtime on weekend days that he either did not work or failed to go through PSSC’s mandatory COVID-19 screening...
Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc.
Independent Review of 4003(b) Loan Recipient’s Validation Memo – Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc.
Department of Justice
Woodward Man Sentenced to Prison for COVID-19 Fraud Offenses
DES MOINES, IA – A Woodward man was sentenced on Thursday, October 20, 2022, to 12 months and one day in prison for wire fraud and false statements to the United States Small Business Association (SBA).
Department of Justice
Idaho Springs Man Indicted for Million Dollar PPP Fraud Scheme
Denver - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Edward Baker Harrington, age 59, of Idaho Springs, was arrested after being indicted by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and money laundering.
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Payments Made to Providers Under the COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments Program Were Generally in Compliance With the CARES Act and Other Federal Requirements
Department of Justice
Hamilton County Man Indicted For COVID Relief Fraud Involving Fraudulently Obtained Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Desmond Dondre Williams (34, Jasper) with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Williams faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment on each count and payment of restitution to the United States government.
Department of Justice
Hammond Man Sentenced To Imprisonment For Wire Fraud related to Covid-19 relief funds
Department of Justice
Former Congressional Candidate Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Falsification of Records
A former U.S. Congressional candidate was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his scheme to use COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenditures and filing a false report with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) by concealing thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions by employees. He was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and $90,564.84 in restitution. On June 1, Jones pleaded guilty to wire fraud and falsification of records.
Department of Justice
Shakopee Couple Indicted for Their Roles in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
Department of Justice
Justice Department Announces New Charges, Convictions, and Sentencings in Ongoing Initiative Targeting Pandemic Relief Fraud
The Department of Justice announced today new criminal charges, convictions, and sentences as part of its ongoing initiative to prosecute fraud in connection with various pandemic relief programs under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, as well as other crimes relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Announces Results Of Multi-Faceted Strategy To Combat Fraud Related To COVID-19
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the results achieved by the Middle District of Florida’s efforts to combat fraud related to COVID-19 during fiscal year 2022, ending September 30, 2022. Those efforts have included complementary actions by the Criminal, Asset Recovery, and Civil Divisions, along with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
Department of Health & Human Services OIG
Home Health Agencies Used Multiple Strategies To Respondto the COVID-19 Pandemic, Although Some Challenges Persist
Small Business Administration OIG
Report on the Most Serious Management and Performance Challenges By Office of Inspector General FY2023
This report represents our current assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration's programs and activities that pose significant risks, including those that are particularly vulnerable to fraud, waste, error, mismanagement, or inefficiencies. The Challenges are not presented in order of priority, except for the COVID 19 challenge, which we address first in this report. We also view the other challenges as critically important to SBA operations.
Department of Justice
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Unemployment Fraud Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with using others’ identities to fraudulently obtain over $65,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits.
Department of Justice
Nevada Man Pleads Guilty For COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme And Money Laundering
LAS VEGAS – A Henderson, Nev., resident pleaded guilty today to fraudulently obtaining over $500,000 in loans under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, and then laundering the funds through family and friends to buy a house.
Securities and Exchange Commission OIG
The Inspector General’s Statement on the SEC’s Management and Performance Challenges, October 2022
The Inspector General’s Statement on the SEC’s Management and Performance Challenges, October 2022
Department of Justice
Purported Orthodox Christian monk and general counsel for Monastic Institute arrested for $3.6 million COVID fraud scheme
BOSTON – A Marblehead man and woman were arrested today in connection with their alleged submission of fraudulent applications for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds for several purported non-profit religious organizations and related businesses they controlled.
Department of Justice
Former Islamic center director pleads guilty to embezzling funds, committing fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The former director of a local Islamic center pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to embezzling funds from the mosque, defrauding public housing, and filing for fraudulent COVID assistance funds.
Department of Justice
Florissant Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison, Ordered to Repay $787,000 in Pandemic Fraud
Dionneshae Forland admitted a scheme to fraudulently obtain money from the Paycheck Protection Program and the Missouri Small Business Grant Program.
Department of Transportation OIG
FTA Can Enhance Its Controls To Mitigate COVID-19 Relief Funding Risks
What We Looked AtSince March 2020, Congress has provided $69.5 billion in supplemental funding to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help transit systems in the United States mitigate the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of August 1, 2022, FTA had obligated over $63 billion and expended over $46 billion. In addition to increased funding, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA), and American Rescue Plan (ARP) Acts permitted changes in how recipients use FTA funds...