Federal Reports

The U.S. Postal Service announced Network Rationalization Initiatives in 2011 as an initiative to shrink its infrastructure through strategic consolidations and closings of mail processing facilities. The Postal Service used Area Mail Processing (AMP) guidelines to consolidate mail processing functions. These guidelines were designed to increase productivity through more efficient use of equipment, facilities, staffing, and transportation. To meet these objectives, the Postal Service consolidated the Cumberland Customer Service Mail Processing Center (CSMPC) in Western Maryland into the Baltimore Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) by fiscal year 2014.On February 24, 2022, U.S. Representative David Trone of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District requested the Office of Inspector General examine service delays and disruptions in Western Maryland (3-digit ZIP Codes beginning with 215 and 267), including an examination of the current postal processing arrangement.

Findings Related to the Former SEC Ombudsman

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We reviewed the process FAS used to award $300 million in ATP funding during FY 2019.

Dominic Signorelli, a podiatrist based in Los Angeles, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, on August 29, 2022, to five months in prison followed by 5 months’ home detention upon his release. He was ordered to pay a fine of $150,000 and to forfeit $955,000. Our investigation found that Signorelli received kickbacks from marketing companies for prescribing unnecessary compounded medications to patients without their knowledge. As a result of the scheme, Amtrak’s insurance providers were fraudulently charged approximately $22,000. A total of 11 defendants have been convicted and sentenced in conjunction with this scheme, with one defendant remaining to be sentenced.