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DOJ
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Department of Justice
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What to Report to the OIG Hotline

If you know about waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to a Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, program, contract, or grant you may report it to the DOJ OIG Hotline.  The DOJ OIG has jurisdiction over disclosures involving DOJ employees, programs, contracts, and grants, including disclosures concerning these DOJ components:

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • U.S. Marshals Service
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
  • United States Attorneys Offices
  • employees who work in other Divisions or Offices in the Department of Justice

The DOJ OIG also has jurisdiction to investigate allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving:

  • Employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Employees of DOJ contractors, subcontractors, grantees, and subgrantees
  • DOJ employees who believe their security clearance or access to classified information has been taken in retaliation for whistleblowing
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

The following matters are NOT generally investigated by the DOJ OIG.

  • 911 emergencies
  • EEO Complaints (For such matters, please refer to the DOJ Equal Employment Opportunity Office.)
  • Misconduct by judges at the federal, state, or local level.  (For more information on judicial misconduct by federal judges, please refer to the U.S. Courts.)
  • State and local police departments (unless the misconduct concerns DOJ grant funds)
  • State and Local prisons (unless the complaint involves a U.S. Marshals Service inmate)
Hotline Page
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/index.htm
Whistleblower Protection Page
https://oig.justice.gov/hotline/whistleblower-protection

Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks Across Selected Health Care Programs During the Pandemic

2023
PRAC-2023-01
Other
Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Multiple Agencies
Pandemic

Recognizing how critical telehealth has been to the federal COVID-19 response, the PRAC Health Care Subgroup—which includes six Federal Offices of Inspectors General—worked together to provide insights on the use of telehealth and its associated program integrity risks.

A Joint Review of Law Enforcement Cooperation on the Southwest Border between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations

2019
OIG-19-57
Review
Department of Homeland Security OIG
Department of Justice

To understand the nature of cooperation between the FBI and HSI fully, weused a two-part methodology. First, in November 2017 we deployed ananonymous online survey to all 2,948 FBI and HSI agents assigned to Southwestborder locations to gather their experiences and perceptions of cooperation...

Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband into NEOCC

Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband into NEOCC
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband into NEOCC CLEVELAND – A Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) correctional officer was charged on Nov. 14, 2022, in a four-count Information for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the NEOCC in return for,,,

Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison

Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison OKLAHOMA CITY – KACIE DEYO, 30, formerly of Yukon, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes while serving as a Correctional Officer at a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma, announced U,,,

Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud

Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Committing COVID-Relief Fraud Jackson, Miss. – A Flora woman pleaded guilty today to carrying out a scheme to defraud the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge James F,,,

Recidivist Fraudster Convicted At Trial Of Over $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme

Recidivist Fraudster Convicted At Trial Of Over $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Recidivist Fraudster Convicted At Trial Of Over $10 Million COVID-19 Loan Fraud Scheme Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that earlier today a federal jury found ADEDAYO ILORI guilty of all six counts of an Indictment for his participation in,,,

Miami Federal Prison Nurse Charged with Smuggling Drug-Laced Documents to Inmates

Miami Federal Prison Nurse Charged with Smuggling Drug-Laced Documents to Inmates
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Miami Federal Prison Nurse Charged with Smuggling Drug-Laced Documents to Inmates MIAMI -- Ruben Montanez-Mirabal, 32, has made his first appearance in federal court to face charges that he accepted bribes in exchange for smuggling contraband, including illegal drugs, into the Federal Detention,,,

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