| Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Interior

July 28, 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grants Awarded to the State of Maine, Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife, From July 1, 2017, Through June 30, 2019, Under the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

Report Number

2021–ER–029

We determined the Department did not ensure grant funds and State hunting and fishing license revenue were used for allowable fish and wildlife activities and did not comply with applicable laws.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

July 26, 2023

Unfunded Liabilities for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Grants

Report Number

2020–ER–058–A

This management advisory provides information to the FWS regarding unfunded retirement liability charges to WSFR grants.

Management Advisory

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Interior OIG Recognizes National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

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Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is recognizing National Whistleblower Appreciation Day—celebrated annually on July 30—by honoring whistleblowers who have helped identify fraud, waste, and abuse at DOI.

Inspector General Mark Lee Greenblatt is honoring two whistleblowers...

Date

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 12:00

OIG News Type

Press Release

PDF

National_Whistleblower_Appreciation_Day_2023.pdf

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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Aiding and Abetting Theft of Federal Grant Funds

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Aleksey Krylov, 42, of South Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting theft from programs receiving federal funds. Krylov admitted to diverting $94,197.93 in federal abandoned mine land (AML) remediation sub-grant funds to Jerry D. Elkins, 54, of Danville, West Virginia, while Elkins was an employee of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Date

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 12:00

OIG News Type

Press Release

Link

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/new-jersey-man-pleads-guilty-aiding-and-ab…

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El Prado Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, the Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Inspector General, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General announced today that Jeffrey Ham pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Ham, 46, of El Prado, NM, will remain on conditions of release pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.

Date

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 12:00

OIG News Type

Press Release

Link

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/el-prado-man-pleads-guilty-charges-wire-frau…

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Federal Contractor Agrees to Pay $7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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DETROIT - Foresee Results, Inc. and Verint Americas, Inc. (collectively, Foresee) have agreed to pay $7,000,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the United States that they used the methodology of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) to measure customer satisfaction.

Date

Fri, 07/21/2023 - 12:00

OIG News Type

Press Release

Link

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/federal-contractor-agrees-pay-7-million-se…