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Reports

Offshore Platform Operator Did Not Inspect Platforms As Required

Report Number
15-0608

The OIG investigated allegations that Prime 8, LLC, a company that conducted oil and gas operations and inspections in the Gulf of Mexico, violated departmental regulations and created records to support fictitious inspections of offshore platforms regulated by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). We found the company did not perform platform visits and inspections as required, and documents prepared by the company’s owner concealed that the mandatory platform visits had not occurred.

Investigation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

, TX, United States

Investigation of Misconduct Allegations at Haskell Indian Nations University

Report Number
17-0074

The OIG investigated allegations of mismanagement from students, faculty, and administrators at Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) against the Haskell President. The complaints included allegations that the Haskell President and other university officials mishandled misconduct complaints, and that the Haskell President bullied employees, committed nepotism for the benefit of a family member, and showed favoritism towards a subordinate employee.

Investigation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

Independent Auditors' Report on the U.S. Department of the Interior Closing Package Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2018

Report Number
2018-FIN-037-A

This report details the KPMG LLP auditors' report of the U.S. Department of the Interior's closing package financial statements for fiscal year 2018. In its audit of the Department, KPMG reported: • The closing package financial statements were fairly presented, in all material respects, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and • No material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or noncompliance with laws and other matters.

Audit
Departmentwide

Investigative Report of Coal Self-Bonding in Wyoming

Report Number
17-0297

The OIG completed an investigation to determine if Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody) submitted false statements to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) to obtain self-bonds for coal mines on Federal leases in Wyoming and to determine if the WDEQ acted appropriately in the review of those applications. We did not find any false statements submitted by Peabody.

Investigation
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

, WY, United States