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2021

• 12/9/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0031-I: Investigation related to allegations of contract overbilling
  • BCIT Response
• 11/30/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0046-I: Investigation regarding the DOT Right of Way permit process
  • Department of Transportation Response
  • Department of Finance Response
• 9/29/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0032-I: Investigation of the work conditions at the BCHD Druid Sexual Health Clinic
  • Baltimore City Health Department Response
• 9/15/21 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0039-I: Investigation regarding former City Auction Services vendor
  • City Solicitor Response
• 9/8/21 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0021-I: Investigation of BCHD Sexual Health Clinics
  • Baltimore City Health Department Response
• 8/24/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0049-I: Allegation of simultaneous telework employment
  • DPW Response
  • Exhibits
• 8/11/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0025-I: Allegation of BPD Officer receiving preferential treatment in the assignment of overtime hours.
  • BPD Commissioner Response
• 8/4/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0023-I: Baltimore City Fire Department's take-home vehicle policy
  • BCFD Take-Home Vehicle Report Created by DGS Attachment
  • Department of General Services Director Response
  • Baltimore City Fire Department Chief Response
• 7/27/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0001-I: Potential area of financial waste regarding BCIT employees' separation from City service
  • City Solicitor Response
• 7/7/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0025-I: Investigation alleging mismanagement of overtime resources by Baltimore City Police. 
  • Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Response
• 6/15/21 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0052-I: Investigation alleging Department of Housing and Community Development Conflict of Interest
  • Former Mayor's Office Response 
  • Department of Housing & Community Development Response
• 6/2/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0050-I: Banner revenue opportunity missed.
  • Department of Transportation Deputy of Administration's Response
  • Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts Chief Executive Officer's Response
• 4/14/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0026-I: Potential mismanagement regarding the use and pending lease of the former Samuel F. B. Morse Elementary/Middle School
  • Department of General Services Director Response
• 4/1/21 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0063-I: Investigation alleging the lack of City resources dedicated to Carroll Park
  • Exhibits
  • Department of Recreation & Parks Executive Director Response
  • Department of Finance Director Response
• 2/24/21 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0058-I: Investigation regarding City programs using Maryland Public Service Commission funding
  • Comptroller's Response
• 2/9/21 Report of Investigation of Case #21-0008-I: Investigation requested by State Attorney
  • Exhibits
  • State Attorney's Response- February 12, 2021
  • OIG's Response- February 16, 2021
  • Elected Official's Travel Requests for 2018-2019 to the BOE
• 2/4/21 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0024-I: Potential vehicle disposal violations involving an authorized Baltimore City vendor
  • Public Safety Deputy Mayor Response
• 1/12/21 Public Synopsis Follow-Up of Case #21-0028-I: Baltimore City Vendor was being used for out-of-contract work despite previously finding the Vendor overcharged the City by over $129,000
  • Mayor's Response

2020

• 12/29/20 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0002-I: Investigation regarding the use and pending sale of the Langston Hughes Elementary School building
  • Comptroller's Response
  • Mayor's Response
• 12/21/20 Press Release of Case #20-0040-I: Joint report with Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General identifies millions of dollars in waste related to the City/County water system.
  • Joint Report of Investigation
  • Baltimore City Administration Response
  • Baltimore County Administration Response
  • Baltimore County Office of the Inspector General
• 12/10/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0019-I: Complaint related to irregular billing practices by the Municipal Telephone Exchange
  • Comptroller Response
• 12/7/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0015-I: Scam within the Bureau of Accounts Payable System
  • Department of Finance Director Response
• 11/24/20 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0071-I: Investigation alleging a BPD officer was abusing medical and sick leave
  • Police Commissioner Response
• 10/21/20 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0013-I: Investigation regarding former Deputy Comptroller
  • Comptroller's Response
  • Police Commissioner Response
• 10/7/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0062-I: Department of Transportation (DOT) employee stores personal business items inside a DOT Facility.
  • Department of Transportation Deputy of Administration Response
• 10/1/20 Public Synopsis of Case #21-0011-I: Investigation regarding destruction and removal of a Black Lives Matter art exhibit from Patterson Park.
  • Department of Recreation and Parks Director Response
• 9/22/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0027-I: Investigation into Master Lease Agreement
  • Acting City Solicitor Response
• 9/1/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0017-I: Company overbills City $126,000. 
  • Department of General Services Director Response
• 7/29/20 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0005-I: OIG uncovers inflated invoices submitted by the Department of General Services (DGS) Vendor.
  • Department of General Services Director Response
  • Exhibit
• 7/15/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0012-I: Vendor for Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) requests price increase despite contract constraints.
  • Chief of Staff Response
• 7/2/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0024-I: Bureau Of Procurement (BOP) Executive Leadership Team created fear of retaliation against employees and mismanaged the office. 
  • Finance Director Response
  • Exhibit
• 6/17/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0034-I: Mismanagement and waste of City resources by Mayor's Office of Emergency Management (MOEM) management
  • Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety Response
• 5/27/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0048-I: Two Department of Public Works employees committed time and attendance abuse
  • Department of Public Works Acting Director Response
• 5/19/20 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0062-I: Complaint regarding the Chairman of the Auction Advisory Board for the City of Baltimore might have violated the City's auction regulations
  • Mayor's Chief of Staff Response
• 5/13/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0019-I: Complaint related to irregular billing practices by the Municipal Telephone Exchange
  • OIG Management Alert- March 11, 2020
  • Comptroller's Response- April 2, 2020
  • OIG's Response- May 13, 2020
• 5/6/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0022-I: DPW Office of Compliance and Laboratories' employee mishandled twelve checks resulting in a $48,478 loss to the City.
  • Department of Public Works Acting Director Response
• 4/22/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0033-I: Allegation of embezzlement at the Shake and Bake Family Fun Center.
  • Department of Recreation & Parks Executive Director Response
• 4/15/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0031-I: City vendor was alleged to have obtained a City contract under false pretenses. 
  • Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office Chief Response
• 4/8/20 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0095-I: Theft of City property by a City employee.
  • Department of General Services Director Response
• 4/1/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0030-I: Theft of time, falsifying time sheets, and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle by a DPW Water and Waste Water Bureau employee. 
  • Department of Public Works Human Resources Response
• 3/19/20 Addendum to Case # 19-0084-I: Investigation regarding Comptroller's Board of Estimates voting history.
  • Exhibits
  • Comptroller's Response- June 22, 2020
  • OIG's Response- June 22, 2020
• 3/10/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0018-I: Department of General Services' Fleet Management Division bid solicitation and vendor contract award process for the procurement of wheel loaders. 
  • Department of General Services Response 
• 2/25/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0011-I: Investigation regarding a 2018 Baltimore Children & Youth Fund Grant Awardee.
  • Finance Director Response
• 2/13/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0020-I: Investigation regarding a towing company falsely reporting subcontractor payment information to the Bureau of Procurement.
  • Chief of the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office Response
  • Finance Director Response
• 2/5/20 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0084-I: Investigation regarding the sale of fifteen City of Baltimore-owned vacant lots to Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Exhibits
  • Mayor's Chief of Staff Response
  • Comptroller's Response
  • OIG Response to Comptroller
• 1/31/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0017-I: Investigation regarding the Bureau of Procurement.
  • Mayor Young's Response 
• 1/22/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0013-I: Abuse of overtime by Department of Transportation employee.
  • DOT Deputy of Administration Response
• 1/6/20 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0014-I: Suspected ethics violations within the Office of Risk Management.
  • Mayor's Chief of Staff Responses

2019

• 12/30/19 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0090-I: Employee allegedly submitted altered documents in support of a request for leave. 
  • DHR Director Response
• 12/20/19 Public Synopsis of Case # 19-0085-I: Alleged embezzlement within the DPW's Northwest Transfer Station.
  • DPW Deputy Director Response
• 12/17/19 Public Synopsis of Case #19-0047-I: Financial waste and mismanagement within the curbside collections operation in the DPW's Bureau of Solid Waste. 
  • DPW Deputy Director Response
• 11/26/19 Public Synopsis of Case # 19-0067-I: The village of Cross Keys complex, had been serviced by DPW's Bureau of Solid Waste more frequently than DPW policy allows. 
  • Exhibit
  • DPW Deputy Director Response
• 9/17/19 Public Synopsis of Case # 20-0008-I: Inspector General clears two City employees of "wasteful" spending on out-of-town travel.
  • Exhibit
  • Department of Recreation & Parks' Executive Director Response 
  • Office of the Mayors' Chief of Staff Response 
• 8/22/19 Public Synopsis of Case #20-0004-I: Misconduct by City employee after review of potentially offensive tweets. 
• 7/30/19 Public Synopsis of 19-0047-I: Waste of City funds and health & safety violations at Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste.
  • Photos of Health and Safety Violations
  • Department of Public Works Director Response
• 7/16/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0082-I: Security Breach in the Abel Wolman Municipal Building by a terminated Department of Public Works employee. 
  • Department of General Services Acting Director Response
• 7/12/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0059-I: Department of Transportation manager publicly humiliated and demeaned DOT employees.
  • Mayor Young's Response
• 7/10/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0027-I: Baltimore Police Department Marine Unit’s supervisor misused City resources related to the salvage of an abandoned boat in the Inner Harbor. A combined loss to the City for this operation was determined to be $30,142.25.
  • Danger Zone Pictures
  • Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Response 
• 6/25/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0054-I: Two Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) employees committed time abuse, while living outside of Maryland. 
  • DHCD Commissioner's Response
• 6/14/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0046-I: DOT Manager committed time and attendance fraud and drove for a ridesharing service during regular work hours. 
• 6/7/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0035-I: Two DOT employees committed time theft.
  • Mayor Young’s Response
• 4/26/19 Public Synopsis of #19-00-69-I: City employee misused his work computer to access thousands of explicit images.
• 2/19/19 Public Synopsis of #19-0017-I: Department of Transportation mismanagement of equipment.
  • Exhibits
  • Mayor Pugh's Response
  • Department of Transportation's Response
• 1/16/19 Public Synopsis of #2018-0857: City employee had unauthorized access and various hacking tools on his work computer. 
  • Mayor Pugh's Response

2018

• 12/19/18: Public Synopsis of #2019-0033
  • Mayor Pugh's Response
• 12/11/18: Addendum to Public Synopsis of #2018-0871
  • Mayor Pugh's Response
• 11/14/18: Public Synopsis of 19-0013-I: Waste and mismanagement of lead funds within Baltimore City Health Department's Office of Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Office of Chronic Disease Prevention Images (taken in July 2018) from OIG Case # 19-0013-I
• 10/30/18: Public Synopsis of 2017-0799: Waste, conflicts of interest, and a culture of fear at the City's Department of Human Resources
• 10/22/18: Public Synopsis of 19-0004-I: Conflict of Interest by an employee of DOT's Traffic Division
• 10/04/18: Public Synopsis of 19-0030-I: Time and Attendance Fraud by Employees' Retirement Systems Official
• 10/01/18: Public Synopsis of 2018-0847: Baltimore Police Department leak
• 09/18/18: Public Synopsis of 2018-0822: Waste at the Baltimore City Health Department's Field Health Services office
• 09/12/18: Public Synopsis of 2018-0871: Improper use of funds by employees of the Retirement Savings Plan
• 08/31/18: Public Synopsis of 2018-0818: Abuse of Authority by the Director of the Municipal Phone Exchange
• 07/27/18: Public Synopsis of 2018-0846: Waste regarding maintenance of Automatic Vehicle Location services in Baltimore City vehicles
• 06/06/18: Public Synopsis of 2017-0759: Misuse of Employee Compensation by DPW Meter Shop
• 06/01/18: Press Release: Former-DPW Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing City Water Meters
• 05/15/18: Public Synopsis of 2017-0739: Theft of Scrap Water Meters by a DPW Employee
• 05/02/18: Press Release: Former-DPW Employee Ordered to Pay $30,000 in Restitution to the City Following Conviction for Felony Theft
• 05/01/18: Public Synopsis of 2017-0780: Theft of Overtime by a MOHS Employee
• 03/16/18: Press Release: Former-DOT Employee Pleaded Guilty to Extortion for Conduct Connected to His Work as Street Cut Unit Supervisor

2016

• 06/28/2016: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2013-0142: Use of "Ghost" Locations by City-Contracted Towing Vendors
• 05/16/2016: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2015-0513: Review of Psychology Consultants Associated's Compliance with Contract for Psychological Services for the Baltimore Police Department
• 03/04/2016: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0338: Review of preservation, protection, and maintenance of public art at Baltimore City Public Schools
• 02/04/2016: Press Release: Former City Technology Contractor Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft Scheme

2015

• 11/25/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2015-0492: Unauthorized Fees Charged by Vendor at City Unclaimed Vehicle Auction
• 09/16/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0439: Review of parking passes issued to City Agencies and Departments by the Baltimore City Parking Authority
• 06/05/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case 2012-0074: Abuse of City-Issued Credit Card and Purchasing Authority by the former TV25 Director
• 04/30/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0362: DPW Employee Terminated for Viewing 39 Hours of Pornographic Material During Work Hours
• 01/15/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0350: Fraudulent Payroll Scheme Conducted by a Department of Transportation Contract Administrator
• 01/08/2015: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0333: Perjury and Workers’ Compensation Fraud Committed by a Former Baltimore Police Officer
• 01/06/2015: Press Release: Former-DOT Employee Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft Scheme

2014

• 12/03/2014: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2013-0149: Evaluation of the Automated Traffic Violation Enforcement System
• 11/25/2014: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0237: Inappropriate Payroll Coding by a DOT Traffic Division Office Supervisor
• 11/07/2014: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2013-0159: Fraudulent Timekeeping Scheme Conducted by the Executive Director of the Environmental Control Board
• 11/05/2014: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2013-0151: DOT – Fraudulent Disbursement Scheme Conducted by a DOT Towing Division Manager
• 04/03/2014: Public Synopsis of OIG Case #2014-0245: Review of the administrative processes and procedures of Baltimore City Fire Department's Office of the Fire Marshall

2012

• 12/19/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2012-0032: DOT – Off the Books Contract for the Sale of Valuable Scrap Metal
• 11/20/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2012-0023: BCFD Military Leave
• 11/13/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #111430-110: DOT Employee Theft and Misuse of City Resources/Time
• 10/23/2012: Synopsis OIG Case #2012-0056: Review of City fuel purchases made under a contract with Wright Express Financial Services
• 09/28/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2012-0070: VOIP Procurement and Expenditures
• 08/24/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2012-0020: DOT Payroll Fraud and System Gaps
• 08/17/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2011-0155: DGS Fueling System Thefts and Protocol
• 07/25/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2011-123: Overbilling of DPW by Engineering Contractor
• 05/10/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #2012-0152: Review of the St. Paul Community Head Start Summer Program
• 03/27/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #111412-110: DOT Employee Gambling and Alcohol Consumption
• 02/14/2012: Press Release: Former-DPW Employee Receives PBJ and Ordered to Pay $1,900 Restitution to the City for Theft of Scrap Metal
• 02/10/2012: Synopsis of OIG Case #111425-110: Employee Use of Previously Compensated Leave, Payroll System Gaps, and Policies and Practices Concerning the Extension of Benefits and Collection of Related Debt.

2011

• 07/20/2011: Synopsis of OIG Case #111413-110 DPW Employee Payroll Fraud
• 06/14/2011: Synopsis of OIG Case #101371-106 PABC Contract Management
• 05/25/2011: Press Release: Security Equipment Valued at $12,000 Removed from Former-Mayor Dixon’s Home
• 04/05/2011: Synopsis of OIG Case #101409-106 DHCD Personnel Management
• 01/24/2011: Synopsis of OIG Case #101403-106 DPW Laborer Failure to Work/ Inadequate Supervision

2010

• 11/09/2010: Synopsis of OIG Case #101381-103 Incarcerated DPW Employee Leave Use and Compensation
• 11/01/2010: Press Release: Former DHCD Employee Pleaded Guilty to Bribery
• 10/09/2010: Synopsis of OIG Case #101399-106 DOT Office of the City Council President Contractor Oversight
• 08/16/2010: Synopsis of OIG Case #101384-106 DOT Contractor Oversight
• 07/28/2010: Synopsis of OIG Case #101386-103 DRP Employee Misuse of City Vehicle
• 05/07/2010: Synopsis of OIG Case #101376-104 DPW Employee who Received Compensation and Maintained his Position while Incarcerated