Investigative Reports

This report provides a summary of our investigative findings in cases involving administrative misconduct.

A former AmeriCorps member submitted fraudulent claims for childcare benefits after ending her service. The United States Attorney’s Office declined criminal prosecution, and CNCS recouped $1,047 from the former member.

This Newsletter provides a bimonthly summary of selected investigative accomplishments.

A disappointed job competitor alleged that an individual selected for a senior (SES-equivalent) position overstated her qualifications and embellished her prior work experience and responsibilities, and that the hiring official (also SES-equivalent) failed to verify her prior employment. The complainant also alleged that the same official promoted another CNCS employee without competition.

Between 2013 and 2015, the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), Bethesda, MD, allowed a few AmeriCorps members to provide emotional support (doula care) to women during abortion procedures at three New York City clinics operated by the Institute for Family Health (IFH), a subgrantee. Investigators discovered that NACHC had disregarded the direction of CNCS’s General Counsel in 2010 to include in its training materials and member agreements the abortion prohibition precisely as stated in the Serve America Act.