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Investigative Reports
Date Issued
Agency Reviewed / Investigated
Report Title
Type
Location
Department of the Interior
Investigation of Improper Hiring at the Bureau of Indian Education
Investigation of an Appraisal and Land Transactions Related to a Federal Grant Awarded to Livingston Parish in Louisiana Through the Coastal Impact Assistance Program
An anonymous hotline complainant alleged AmeriCorps members were not paid their stipends due to timesheets their supervisor lost. The complainant also alleged the program was mismanaged and members were treated poorly by their supervisors.
A former AmeriCorps member contacted the hotline alleging that CNCS Management and grantee personnel failed to follow proper grievance procedures when they improperly terminated the member.
A hotline complainant alleged that a Florida Senior Corps grantee (1) inaccurately allocated staff time between the Senior Companion Program (SCP), Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) grants; and (2) improperly used of Senior Corps volunteers (volunteers) assigned to SCP, resulting in inaccurate charges to the Senior Corps grants and noncompliance with program requirements. During the investigation CNCS-OIG investigators determined management staff allowed a majority of their volunteers to serve without a properly completed National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) check.
Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by an AUSA for Improperly Receiving, Viewing, Copying, and Sharing Personally Identifiable Information of Coworkers, and Lacking Candor with Supervisors
A hotline complainant alleged that AmeriCorps members assigned to a California grantee performed services outside the scope of the veterans and military families grant.
CNCS-OIG investigators determined that District of Columbia Commission officials misused Federal program funds when they purchased T-shirts for events held by the Mayor's Office. As a result of the investigation and CNCS program and grant officials' review, management recovered $45,455.29 in disallowed and misspent funds.
An investigation was initiated based on information received by CNCS management that a Foster Grandparent Program volunteer was arrested by the Laramie County Sheriff's Office for allegedly touching a child inappropriately.
Investigative Summary: Findings of Misconduct by an FBI Unit Chief, Including Acceptance of Gifts from Vendors, Giving Preferential Treatment, and Misuse of Position
CNCS-OIG investigators found that a Nevada Commission employee violated the Commission's conflict of interest policy when the employee received a small item from an AmeriCorps subgrantee for his personal business.
