Collection of Documentation by Companies Mining on Federal Lands
Collection of Documentation by Companies Mining on Federal Lands
Reports
Alleged Conflict of Interest by BSEE Investigator Unfounded
Alleged Conflict of Interest by BSEE Investigator Unfounded
Alleged Theft of Government Property by FWS Law Enforcement Officer Unfounded
Alleged Theft of Government Property by FWS Law Enforcement Officer Unfounded
Removal of Funds From Tribal School Account Did Not Violate Any Law or Regulation
Removal of Funds From Tribal School Account Did Not Violate Any Law or Regulation
Unfounded Allegations of Misuse of NPS Funds
The OIG investigated allegations that a former National Park Service (NPS) superintendent held visitor donations in a private investment account instead of a U.S. Treasury account as required by NPS policy and may have personally benefited from the funds.
We found no evidence of misuse or personal gain. We analyzed the account and found no withdrawals or transfers; all the donations remained in the account. Although holding the funds in a private investment account violated NPS policy, we found the superintendent was following procedures established by his predecessors.
Unfounded Allegations of Misuse of NPS Funds
Unfounded Allegations of Misuse of NPS Funds
Tribal Member Convicted of Mail Fraud for Submitting a False Claim to the OST
The OIG investigated the alleged theft of a U.S. Treasury check paid to Cheryle Jordan for land that Jordan sold through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. Jordan filed a claim with the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) stating she never received the check. After Jordan filed her claim, however, the OST determined the check had been cashed.
We determined Jordan falsely reported the check as stolen. Jordan admitted she mailed a false claim to fraudulently obtain a second check. She subsequently pleaded guilty in U.S.
Verification Review of Recommendations 48, 49, 50, and 53 from the Report Titled “A New Horizon: Looking to the Future of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement” (Report No. CR-EV-MMS-0015-2010)
We reviewed four recommendations (recommendations 48 – 50 and 53) in our 2010 report on the future of BOEMRE to determine whether the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), now responsible for those recommendations, had fulfilled them. We confirmed that BSEE has resolved, implemented, and closed the recommendations.
Verification Review of Recommendations 48, 49, 50, and 53 from the Report Titled “A New Horizon: Looking to the Future of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement” (Report No. CR-EV-MMS-0015-2010)
Verification Review of Recommendations from our 2010 Deepwater Horizon Report
The American Samoa Government’s Executive Branch Did Not Have Effective Internal Controls for Government-Owned and -Leased Vehicles
In collaboration with the American Samoa Territorial Audit Office, we audited the American Samoa Government (ASG) executive branch to determine whether it had effective internal controls to detect and prevent unauthorized use of government-owned and -leased vehicles.