Theft of Funds from the Petrified Forest National Park
Theft of Funds from the Petrified Forest National Park
Reports
U.S. Department of the Interior Law Enforcement’s Body Camera Policy and Practices Are Not Consistent With Industry Standards
We evaluated the Department’s draft body camera policy and bureau body camera practices and determined that they were not consistent with industry standards. We identified two leading authorities on law enforcement use of body cameras—the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Police Executive Research Forum—and concluded that by adopting their recommendations, the Department and bureaus will strengthen their body camera policies and practices.
Progress Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations
We are required to conduct periodic risk assessments of agency purchase cards and convenience checks, combined integrated card programs, and travel card programs to analyze the risks of illegal, improper, or erroneous purchases and payments.
U.S. Department of the Interior Law Enforcement’s Body Camera Policy and Practices Are Not Consistent With Industry Standards
DOI Law Enforcement Body Camera Policy and Practices Are Not Consistent With Industry Standards
Progress Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations
Progress Made by DOI in Implementing Government Charge Card Recommendations
Contractors Bribed Chippewa Cree Tribal Officials
The OIG conducted a joint investigation into allegations that the owners of Encore Services, LLC and Ideal Consulting, LLC bribed Chippewa Cree Tribe (CCT) officials to sign and backdate agreements, which allowed the companies to steal millions of dollars from the CCT. We also investigated allegations that CCT employees conspired to embezzle funds from the CCT. We conducted this investigation jointly with the Health and Human Services OIG, the Environmental Protection Agency OIG, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division.
We substantiated the allegations.
Misreporting of Royalty Information Results in Civil Settlement
OIG investigated allegations that Citation Oil & Gas Corporation (Citation) misreported mineral royalty data to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) and underpaid Federal royalties associated with the production of coalbed methane gas from Federal wells located in Wyoming.
We determined that for the period January 2006 through December 2015, Citation deducted transportation costs and field fuel volumes inconsistent with marketable condition rules when it calculated and reported royalties to ONRR.
In December 2017, Citation entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S.
FWS Refuge Supervisor Failed to Deposit Public Donations into the U.S. Treasury
The OIG investigated allegations that a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) supervisor and a family member, also an FWS employee, mishandled and potentially embezzled cash collections and donations at an FWS refuge.
Our investigation determined that the FWS employees at the refuge violated the Treasury Financial Manual by not depositing the cash donations received from the public into the U.S. Treasury.
Contractors Bribed Chippewa Cree Tribal Officials
Contractors Bribed Chippewa Cree Tribal Officials
Misreporting of Royalty Information Results in Civil Settlement
Misreporting of Royalty Information Results in Civil Settlement