Theft by OSMRE Employee
Theft by OSMRE Employee
Reports
FWS Supervisor Allegedly Violated Conflict of Interest Ethics Law
The OIG investigated allegations that Richard Ruggiero, Chief of the Division of International Conservation (DIC), International Affairs, U.S.
FWS Supervisor Allegedly Violated Conflict of Interest Ethics Law
FWS Supervisor Allegedly Violated Conflict of Interest Ethics Law
Alleged Ethics Violations by a Former SOL Employee
OIG investigated allegations that a former attorney-advisor for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of the Solicitor (SOL), may have violated post-employment restrictions by representing a DOI employee in her Equal Employment Opportunity complaint against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The former attorney-advisor made a counter allegation that she was the subject of harassment by the SOL.
We found no evidence the former attorney-advisor was involved in matters during her tenure at DOI that would have prohibited her from representing her client.
Alleged Ethics Violations by a Former SOL Employee
Alleged Ethics Violations by a Former SOL Employee
Embezzlement at Shonto Preparatory School
The OIG and the FBI jointly investigated allegations that two employees stole school funds from the Shonto Preparatory School (SPS) in Arizona, which is funded by grants from the Bureau of Indian Education.
The investigation determined that former SPS Business Manager Felicia Barlow stole $20,430.87 by fraudulently obtaining three SPS checks. Barlow pled guilty to one count in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1163, Embezzlement and theft from Indian tribal organizations, in U.S.
Embezzlement at Shonto Preparatory School
Embezzlement at Shonto Preparatory School
The Bureau of Indian Education Is Not Ensuring That Background Checks at Indian Education Facilities Are Complete
The BIE Is Not Ensuring That Background Checks at Indian Education Facilities Are Complete
Alleged Fraud Involving the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds
OIG investigated allegations that the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds (UMWAF) was not adhering to Federal law and regulations concerning three federally supported health benefit plans. According to the allegations, the UMWAF enrolled beneficiaries in the combined benefit fund (CBF) after the enrollment cutoff date and inflated the beneficiary numbers by retaining deceased beneficiaries in its records.
Alleged Fraud Involving the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds
Alleged Fraud Involving the United Mine Workers of America Health and Retirement Funds