OIG investigated allegations that an employee at the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) lied about her cancer diagnosis, forged medical records, falsified documents, and abused her own sick leave and leave donated by coworkers.Our investigation confirmed the allegations. We found no evidence that the OST employee had been diagnosed with cancer or that she received medical care for cancer as she claimed. On 15 occasions, the employee submitted physicians’ notes to OST containing forged signatures from 5 separate medical providers. As a result of the falsified physicians’ notes, the employee was authorized 256 hours of her own sick leave and received 28 hours of donated leave from her coworkers.The employee left the Department before we issued our report.
Report File
Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Department of the Interior OIG
Other Participating OIGs
Department of the Interior OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Department of the Interior
Components
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
Report Description
Report Type
Investigation
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0