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What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Be as specific as possible and provide the following: • Relevant name(s) of all parties involved, including witnesses and other contacts. • Dates and times of the events or issues that you are identifying. • The location of the issue or the area that it impacts. • Name of contractor or grantee. • Contract or grant numbers. • Contract or grant award date. • Any additional pertinent information you have concerning the issue.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The OIG Hotline handles allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in EPA and CSB programs generally. For immediate concerns regarding an environmental hazard, please contact an EPA hotline, as shown below. • Contact a specific EPA hotline. • Or use the EPA Environmental Violations Form to report any incident.

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2021 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance

2022
22-E-0020
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

The OIG found that the CSB was fully compliant with improper payments legislation and guidance during fiscal year 2021.

EPA Needs to Complete Implementation of Religious Compensatory Time Training for Supervisors and Employees

2022
22-P-0019
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

Providing training on religious compensatory time to all EPA supervisors and employees would decrease the potential for employee misuse, as well as the Agency’s monetary liability.

EPA Should Consistently Track Coronavirus Pandemic-Related Grant Flexibilities and Implement Plan for Electronic Grant File Storage

2022
22-P-0018
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Pandemic

The EPA Office of Grants and Debarment does not know the full extent to which program offices and regions have implemented grant flexibilities and exceptions permitted by the Office of Management and Budget due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of Grants and Debarment tracked grants that...

Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud

Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Lexington Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Subhadarshi Nayak, 49, was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison and 6 months of home detention on Monday by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The matter of,,,

Four Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Construction Insurance Fraud Scheme

Four Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Construction Insurance Fraud Scheme
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Four Men Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Construction Insurance Fraud Scheme Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced three men from different parts of the country to federal prison terms for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud companies by issuing worthless bonds,,,

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2021–September 30, 2021

2021
EPA-350-R-21-002
Semiannual Report
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Environmental Protection Agency

This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation...

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