| 2026-10-09 |
Conflict of interest |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former Supervisor at a Brooklyn, City-Funded Nonprofit Charged with Using Unauthorized Signature Stamp of a Senior Executive at the Nonprofit on Adoption Paperwork, Some Filed with Family Court |
| 2026-09-30 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg & DOI Commissioner Shihata Announce Indictment in QR Code Parking Fraud Scheme |
| 2026-09-23 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$128K |
|
Manhattan D.A., D.O.I., Announce Indictment In $128K NYCERS Theft |
| 2026-09-17 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$100K |
D.A. Bragg: Final "Valor Security" Defendant Pleads Guilty for Operating Sham Safety School with Approx. 20K 'Students' |
| 2026-09-15 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
$80.3K |
$80.3K |
Former City Correction Officer Sentenced to Two Years' Probation and $80,297 in Restitution for Fraudulently Collecting Tens of Thousands of Dollars of Military Leave Pay From The City She Was Not Entitled to Receive |
| 2026-09-09 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Joseph and Anthony Livreri Guilty Pleas |
| 2026-09-08 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Indicted |
|
|
Two Individuals and Company Indicted for Making and Selling Fake OSHA and Buildings Department Site Safety Cards |
| 2026-09-01 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
|
$7.7M |
Co-Defendant in Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving a Former NYC-Funded Nonprofit Homeless Services Provider Sentenced to Three Years of Supervised Release, Including Two Years of Home Confinement |
| 2026-09-01 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata Updates the Public on the City Council-Mandated Investigation into What the City May Have Known About the Toxins Produced by the September 11th Terrorist Attacks |
| 2026-08-20 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$1M |
|
Candidate for New York City Public Advocate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud |
| 2026-08-20 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
|
|
|
DOI's Workers' Compensation Investigation Involving City Correction Officers' Claims Contributes to $175 Million in Cost Savings for the City Over Last Two Fiscal Years |
| 2026-08-13 |
Theft |
Indicted |
|
|
Manhattan D.A., DOI Commissioner Announce Indictment of Former IBO Employee For Computer Trespass, File Theft |
| 2026-08-03 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
NYCHA Waste Management Superintendent Charged with Time Theft After Allegedly Going Home When She Should Have Been Working at a NYCHA Facility |
| 2026-07-28 |
Embezzlement |
Sentenced |
$400K |
$656.4K |
Former Executive Director and Former Employee of Queens Defenders Legal Services Non-Profit Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Funds |
| 2026-07-22 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Sentenced |
|
|
Enforcer for Brooklyn-Based "Bully Gang" Sentenced to 52 Years in Prison |
| 2026-07-20 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Eight Defendants, Including Current and Former New York City Correction Officers, a Texas Parole Officer, and a New York City Transit Authority Employee, Charged in Check Fraud Scheme |
| 2026-07-14 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Sentenced |
|
$370.3K |
Former City Correction Officer Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Submitting False Information Related to a Workers' Compensation Claim |
| 2026-07-10 |
Assault and cover-ups |
|
|
$3M |
Four Defendants Ordered to Pay Over $3 Million in Restitution and Forfeiture for Participating in Kickback Schemes Involving a City-Funded Nonprofit |
| 2026-07-01 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Brooklyn Woman Charged with Using False Information to Receive Affordable Housing |
| 2026-07-01 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$592K |
|
NYC Supervising Probation Officer Charged with Allegedly Filing a Fraudulent Loan Application Through the SBA's Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") to Illegally Obtain a $592K Government Loan |
| 2026-06-25 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
NYC Correction Officer Charged with Allegedly Filing Fraudulent Sick Leave Documentation for Medical Treatment She Did Not Receive |
| 2026-06-24 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former NYC Mayoral Chief-of-Staff and Three Others Charged in Bribery Scheme Related to NYC Migrant Shelter Contract |
| 2026-06-24 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$63K |
|
NYC Health + Hospitals Electrician Charged with Stealing High-Grade Copper Wire From South Brooklyn Health and Selling It For More Than $63,000 |
| 2026-06-22 |
Uncategorised |
Sentenced |
$50M |
$7.7M |
Former CEO at City-Funded Nonprofit Homeless Services Provider Sentenced to Six Months in Prison |
| 2026-06-11 |
Extortion |
Indicted |
|
|
New York City Department of Correction Captain Indicted for Extortion and Wage Fraud Scheme |
| 2026-06-08 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
NYS Legislature Passes Bill that Will Provide Full, Independent Oversight of the NYC Administration for Children's Services (ACS) by Granting DOI Access to Critical ACS Records |
| 2026-06-03 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Indicted |
|
|
Bronx Landlord Indicted for Filing False Permit Request |
| 2026-06-02 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former Staff Member Charged with Smuggling Contraband into Juvenile Detention Center in Exchange for Bribes |
| 2026-06-01 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$232.4K |
Former City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to False Statement Charge Relating to Workers' Compensation Claim |
| 2026-05-28 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$222K |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictments of OCME Employees for $222K Time Theft |
| 2026-05-26 |
Theft |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment in $188K Pension Theft |
| 2026-05-21 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Officer Indicted for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband |
| 2026-05-14 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$1M |
|
Candidate for New York City Public Advocate Charged with Wire Fraud |
| 2026-05-06 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
|
|
|
Attorney General James Stops Forged Temporary License Plate Scheme Operating in Brooklyn |
| 2026-04-30 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former Correction Officer Charged with Filing Phony Documentation for Medical Treatment |
| 2026-04-30 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Sentenced |
|
|
Leader of Brooklyn-Based "Bully Gang" Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison |
| 2026-04-29 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
Two NYC DOC Officers Indicted for Official Misconduct Related to Pepper Spraying Inmates |
| 2026-04-23 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata Marks First Day at DOI |
| 2026-04-15 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$229K |
|
NYC DOC Captain, 10 Correction Officers Indicted for Corruption and Grand Larceny |
| 2026-04-09 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$80.3K |
|
Navy Reservist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Tens of Thousands of Dollars of Military Leave Pay from the Department of Correction |
| 2026-03-31 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
$1.3M |
|
Former Board Chairman and Executive Director of Healthcare Non-Profit Indicted for Embezzlement, Bribery and Kickback Schemes |
| 2026-03-31 |
Unlicensed operation |
|
$14K |
|
Joint DOI-DOB Investigative Unit Issues Violations to Unlicensed Hempstead, N.Y. Man Whose Company Illegally Hung Storefront Sign in Queens that was Part of a Collapse that Injured Three People |
| 2026-03-30 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
|
|
Manhattan D.A., Department of Investigation Announce Bribery Indictment of Department of Buildings Supervisor |
| 2026-03-27 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$20K |
|
Former NYCHA Employee Indicted for Corruption in Scheme to Steal from Current and Prospective Tenants |
| 2026-03-17 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to False Statement Charge Relating to Workers' Compensation Claim |
| 2026-03-12 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
$325K |
$325K |
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea in $325K Wage Theft by School Construction Authority Subcontractor |
| 2026-03-06 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$1.6M |
$514.8K |
D.A. Bragg, Acting DOI Commissioner Ryan Announce Guilty Pleas of Real Estate Developers Who Defrauded New York's 421-A Program |
| 2026-02-27 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
$3K |
Former NYC DOC Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Contraband Worth $15,000 into Rikers Island |
| 2026-02-18 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$3K |
$5.1M |
DOI Calendar Year 2025 by the Numbers: 174 Arrests, An Active Caseload of 1,402 Investigations; and More Than $6 Million in Financial Recoveries Collected for the City |
| 2026-02-12 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former NYPD Official and Florida Businessman Charged with Bribery Offenses |
| 2026-02-06 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$9.3K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Former City Correction Officer Charged with Submitting False Documents to Steal $9,332 |
| 2026-02-03 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$100K |
|
Former Executive Director of Legal Services Non-Profit in Queens Pleads Guilty to Fraud |
| 2026-01-23 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
$7.4K |
|
Former Civilian Program Counselor at City Department of Correction Sentenced to Three Months' Imprisonment for Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island |
| 2026-01-21 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$38.5K |
$10K |
Bronx Man Sentenced for Stealing $38,471 in City-Administered Adoption Subsidies |
| 2026-01-14 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
$5K |
|
NYC DOC Officer, Rikers Island Inmate and His Wife Indicted for Smuggling Security Tools, Other Contraband Into Jail; Officer Allegedly Took Over $5,000 in Bribes |
| 2026-01-13 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$16K |
|
Former New York City Official Charged With Bribery and Fraud |
| 2025-12-18 |
Drug offenses |
Sentenced |
|
$536K |
Two Pharmacists Sentenced to Years in Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone |
| 2025-12-11 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$5M |
|
CEO of Telecommunications Construction Company Charged with Commercial Bribery, Fraud, and Witness Tampering Offenses |
| 2025-11-25 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Convicted |
|
$2M |
All 70 NYCHA Employees Charged in February 2024 Sweep Convicted of Bribery, Fraud, or Extortion Offenses |
| 2025-11-24 |
Embezzlement |
Pleaded guilty |
$1.9M |
$1M |
Four Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiracies to Misappropriate Funds of Non-Profit Organization Serving the Homeless |
| 2025-11-11 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
|
Former NYC DOC Officer Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail for Planting Makeshift Weapon in Rikers Island Cell |
| 2025-11-11 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
$330K |
Keynote Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber for the Association of Inspectors General Conference: "Chasing Facts, Not Headlines: Navigating Obstacles While Staying the Course" |
| 2025-11-10 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$7.8K |
$8K |
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty and Must Pay Restitution in Connection with Fraudulently Submitting Online Health Surveys to Illegally Obtain Nearly $8,000in City-funded Gift Cards |
| 2025-11-10 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
City Health + Hospitals Behavioral Health Associate Charged with Felony Assault of a Patient |
| 2025-11-05 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Three ACS Youth Development Specialists -- Including a Supervisor -- Charged With Conspiring to Smuggle Contraband into Brooklyn Juvenile Detention Center |
| 2025-10-29 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
$100K |
|
Former ACS Youth Development Specialist Charged in Contraband Smuggling Investigation at Brooklyn Juvenile Detention Center |
| 2025-10-29 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former Correction Officer Charged With Filing Phony Documentation for Medical Treatment |
| 2025-10-28 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Begins Review of NYPD Response to Protests as Agreed to in Settlement of Lawsuit Involving Policing of Summer 2020 Demonstrations |
| 2025-10-22 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former CEO and Business Partner at City-Funded Nonprofit Homeless Services Provider Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud NYC of Millions of Dollars |
| 2025-10-09 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$135K |
|
Ex-NYC Department of Correction Employee Indicted for not Reporting Over $135K She Received From Inmates' Associates |
| 2025-10-09 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
$20.8K |
Former ACS Youth Development Specialist Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day in Prison for Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Smuggling Contraband Into Juvenile Detention Center |
| 2025-10-09 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
|
|
Principals of Fire Alarm Repair Company Sentenced to Prison Time for Decade-Long Scheme to Defraud City Agencies by Overbilling |
| 2025-10-03 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Sentenced |
|
$100K |
Statements from Manhattan District Attorney Bragg and D.O.I. Commissioner Strauber on Sentencing of Operator of Sham Safety Training School |
| 2025-09-30 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, D.O.I. Commissioner Strauber Announce Indictment of Landlords for Tenant Harassment in Chelsea Apartment |
| 2025-09-19 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
Pleaded guilty |
$22K |
|
City Health + Hospitals Engineer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $22,000 in Wages |
| 2025-09-17 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$624K |
$511.1K |
New York City Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $624,000 |
| 2025-09-16 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Sentenced |
|
$3.3M |
President of Queens-Based Construction Company Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Scheme to Defraud the City in Connection With Homeless Shelter Contracts |
| 2025-09-11 |
Embezzlement |
Sentenced |
$2.3M |
$2.3M |
Former Fiscal Officer for Brooklyn Charity Sentenced to 21 Months' Imprisonment for Embezzlement |
| 2025-09-02 |
Extortion |
Sentenced |
$29K |
$149.8K |
Former Board of Elections Employee and Former Bronx District Leader Sentenced to Prison Time on Federal Extortion and Mail Fraud Charges |
| 2025-08-28 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
$3K |
|
Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Accepting Over $3,000 From Two Undercover DOI Investigators Posing as TLC License Candidates in Exchange for Helping Them Cheat on a TLC Licensing Exam |
| 2025-08-21 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
$75K |
|
D.A. Bragg: Ingrid Lewis-Martin Newly Indicted for Accepting More Than $75,000 in Bribes in Wide-Ranging Conspiracies |
| 2025-08-04 |
Conflict of interest |
Charged or arrested |
$4.7K |
|
NYCHA Supervisor Charged With Time Theft in Connection With Working Unauthorized Side Job |
| 2025-07-28 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Convicted |
|
|
Jury Convicts NYC Correction Officer for Evidence Tampering |
| 2025-07-22 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$29K |
|
Bronx Day Care Operator Charged With Stealing Over $29,000 in Public Day Care Funds |
| 2025-07-18 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Sentenced |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Sentenced to Conditional Discharge for Falsifying Suicide Prevention Training for 74 Officers: Jury Convicted Defendant of Records Tampering, ID Theft, Official Misconduct |
| 2025-07-17 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Indicted |
$110K |
|
HRA Employee, Bronx Landlord Indicted for Theft of $110,000 from City Rental Assistance Program |
| 2025-07-09 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$8K |
|
Brooklyn Man Charged With Fraudulently Submitting Online Health Surveys to Illegally Obtain Nearly $8,000 in City-Funded Gift Cards |
| 2025-07-01 |
Theft |
|
$170K |
$110K |
D.A. Bragg Secures Return of $170K to Workers in Wage Theft Prosecution |
| 2025-06-26 |
Benefits fraud |
Sentenced |
|
|
Fraudster Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Stealing Homeless Victims' Identities and Using Them to Apply for Unemployment Benefits |
| 2025-06-24 |
Theft |
|
|
$36.8K |
D.A. Bragg Announces Full Restitution of $36.8K to Workers in Wage Theft Prosecution |
| 2025-06-18 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
|
|
$400K |
Attorney General James Secures $400,000 for Underpaid New York City School Security Guards Secured 24 Withheld Wages From Workers While Pocketing Extra Funds From Schools |
| 2025-06-13 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$162.8K |
|
Former New York State Assembly Candidate Charged with Wire Fraud |
| 2025-06-06 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$100K |
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Valor Security for Operating Sham Safety Training School With Approx. 20k “Students” |
| 2025-06-05 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Bronx Man Charged with Creating and Selling Fraudulent Financial Documents to Individuals Claiming to Seek Affordable Housing in NYC |
| 2025-05-21 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
$2M |
|
Defendants Charged for Their Role in Two Schemes to Pay Kickbacks in Return for Business From Non-Profit Organizations |
| 2025-05-19 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
$1M |
|
Correction Officers Charged with Years-Long Healthcare Fraud Scheme Following Use of Force Incidents on Rikers Island |
| 2025-05-14 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
$50K |
$57K |
Former Chief in FDNY's Bureau of Fire Prevention Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Providing Expedited Plan Reviews and Priority Inspections in Return for Bribes |
| 2025-05-12 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$27K |
|
Former Eligibility Specialist With the City Human Resources Administration Charged With Stealing Personal Information From a Client to Illegally Obtain Unemployment Benefits |
| 2025-05-08 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
$1.5K |
|
Former Civilian Program Counselor at Department of Correction Charged With Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband Into Rikers Island |
| 2025-05-06 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$38.5K |
|
Bronx Man Charged With Stealing $38,471 in Adoption Subsidies |
| 2025-04-30 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Sentenced |
|
|
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Making and Selling Fake OSHA and Buildings Department Safety Cards |
| 2025-04-30 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$624K |
$511.1K |
New York City Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $624,000 |
| 2025-04-28 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
DOI report |
|
|
|
City Releases Final Investigation Into 2023 Fatal Parking Structure Collapse |
| 2025-04-17 |
Extortion |
Pleaded guilty |
$36K |
$149.8K |
Former Board of Elections Employee and Bronx District Leader Pleads Guilty to Federal Extortion and Mail Fraud Charges |
| 2025-04-16 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
$11.9K |
Former Correction Officer Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Narcotics Into Rikers Island |
| 2025-04-07 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$13.2K |
$95.5K |
Former Department of Finance Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Thousands of Dollars in Real Estate Tax Refunds |
| 2025-03-31 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
|
$57K |
Former Chief in FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Providing Expedited Plan Reviews and Priority Inspections in Return for Bribes |
| 2025-03-28 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$50K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Section 8 Recipient on Charges of Failing to Live in Her Subsidized Bronx Apartment and Illegally Subletting and Profiting From It |
| 2025-03-25 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Principals of Fire Alarm Repair Company Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Scheme to Defraud New York City Agencies |
| 2025-03-13 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Sentenced to Probation, Community Service for Failure to Act in Inmate's Suicide Attempt |
| 2025-03-10 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
$45.6K |
Former New York City Correction Officer Sentenced to One Year and A Day in Prison for Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs and Other Contraband Onto Rikers Island |
| 2025-03-06 |
Fraud, other
Agency announcement |
|
$2.3M |
|
DOI Closes Out Calendar Year 2024 with Increases in Arrests and Complaints, Major Public Corruption Cases, and 15 Comprehensive Public Reports |
| 2025-02-26 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
|
$54.1K |
Suspended NYCHA Superintendent Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Taking $54,150 in Bribes in Exchange for Awarding NYCHA Contracts |
| 2025-02-19 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC Sanitation Supervisor Indicted for Filing $21,000 in Fraudulent Timesheets |
| 2025-02-19 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$21K |
|
NYC Sanitation Supervisor Indicted for Filing $21,000 in Fraudulent Timesheets |
| 2025-02-14 |
Benefits fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former Prosecutor and Family Members Plead Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Affordable Housing in Manhattan |
| 2025-02-13 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Founder and CEO of Non-Profit and Two Others Charged with Fraud, Bribery and Money Laundering Offenses |
| 2025-02-13 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Sentenced |
|
|
NYC Administration for Children's Services' Associate Youth Development Specialist Sentenced to Time Served and Two Years' Post Release Supervision in Connection with Assault of a 16-Year-Old Resident at Horizon Juvenile Detention Center |
| 2025-02-13 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement from DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber |
| 2025-02-13 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$275K |
|
Yonkers Woman Indicted for Stealing $275,000 From Former Coworker Disabled by Strokes |
| 2025-02-12 |
Drug offenses |
Convicted |
|
|
Two Pharmacists Convicted for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone |
| 2025-02-05 |
Benefits fraud |
Sentenced |
|
|
Former NYC Fraud Investigator Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Homeless Victims' Identities to Apply for Unemployment Benefits |
| 2025-01-31 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
|
$329.3K |
Former NYCHA Superintendent Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Taking $329,300 in Bribes |
| 2025-01-29 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
$50K |
$57K |
Former Chief in FDNY's Bureau of Fire Prevention Pleads Guilty to Providing Expedited Plan Reviews and Inspections in Return for Bribes |
| 2025-01-23 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$112.7K |
Queens Couple Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Connection with Public Benefits Scam |
| 2024-12-19 |
Uncategorised |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Indictment of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Her Son, and Two Real Estate Investors |
| 2024-12-19 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber Regarding Announcement of Indictment Involving the Mayor's Former Chief Advisor, Her Son and Two Co-Conspirators |
| 2024-12-17 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Child Protective Specialist with the City Administration for Children's Services Charged with Workers' Compensation Fraud |
| 2024-12-17 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Four Queens Daycare Workers Charged with Submitting Fraudulent Medical Forms Required by the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| 2024-12-11 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
New Jersey Contractor Pleads Guilty to Negligent Release of Asbestos |
| 2024-12-03 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$750K |
$1.3M |
Former President of United Probation Officers Association Sentenced to Two Years' Home Incarceration and Must Pay More Than $1.3 Million in Restitution and Forfeiture for Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from the Association and Taxpayers |
| 2024-12-03 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
NYC Administration for Children's Services Employee Pleads Guilty to Submitting Forged Doctor Notes to His Employer |
| 2024-11-25 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
DOI report |
|
|
$50K |
City Releases Investigation Report into 2023 Bronx Building Collapse |
| 2024-11-22 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Convicted |
|
|
Second Former NYCHA Superintendent Convicted of Bribery and Extortion Offenses at Trial |
| 2024-11-21 |
Assault and cover-ups |
|
|
|
Defendants Received Over $500,000 in Illegal Kickback Payments from Vendor Selected to Install Security Cameras at Homeless Shelters |
| 2024-11-21 |
Benefits fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
New York City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Submitting Fraudulent Documents to Obtain Affordable Housing |
| 2024-11-21 |
Drug offenses |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Parent of Resident at Brooklyn Juvenile Center Pleads Guilty to Bribing a City Employee to Bring in Scalpels and Marijuana to the Facility |
| 2024-11-20 |
Contraband smuggling
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Two Reports Finding that DOC Lacks Sufficient Controls Regarding Contraband Smuggling into the City's Jails and Relies on Field Tests That Frequently Yield False-Positive Results for Fentanyl |
| 2024-11-19 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$624K |
|
New York City Employee Indicted for Stealing Approximately $624,000 |
| 2024-11-13 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Kick a Person in Custody Who Was Restrained by Others |
| 2024-10-24 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report: The Impact of Raise the Age and Bail Reform on the City's Juvenile Detention Facilities |
| 2024-10-17 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's Examination Finds Compliance and Governance Risks at 51 City-Funded Nonprofits that Operate NYC Homeless Shelters and Flawed City Oversight of DHS-Funded Providers |
| 2024-10-15 |
Sexual misconduct |
Convicted |
|
|
Former Juvenile Center Employee Convicted for Having Intercourse with Teen at Westchester Campus |
| 2024-10-08 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$57K |
Former Chief in FDNY's Bureau of Fire Prevention Pleads Guilty to Providing Expedited Plan Reviews and Priority Inspections in Return for Bribes |
| 2024-10-08 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former New York City Hall Official Charged with Witness Tampering and Destruction of Evidence |
| 2024-10-03 |
Drug offenses |
Indicted |
|
|
Five Indicted for Selling Narcotics in Astoria Houses |
| 2024-10-02 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
$2.5K |
Former Corrections Officer Charged with Conspiring to Smuggle Narcotics into Rikers Island |
| 2024-10-01 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Four Employees of Juvenile Detention Center Plead Guilty to Taking Bribes |
| 2024-09-26 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged with Bribery and Campaign Finance Offenses |
| 2024-09-26 |
Bribery and kickbacks
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber at Press Conference Announcing New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged with Bribery and Campaign Finance Offenses |
| 2024-09-25 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Indicted for Smuggling Contraband into Rikers Island Worth $15,000 in the Jail |
| 2024-09-24 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former City Employee Charged with Reckless Endangerment in Connection with an Incident in Which a Man Lost His Right Hand at a Bronx NYC Housing Authority Development |
| 2024-09-18 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
$5K |
Construction Company Owner Sentenced to Jail for Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse |
| 2024-09-16 |
Bribery and kickbacks
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber on Announcement of Two Former High-Ranking FDNY Officials Charged with Bribery and Corruption Offenses |
| 2024-09-16 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$190K |
|
Two Former High-Ranking FDNY Officials Charged with Bribery, Corruption, and False Statements Offenses |
| 2024-09-04 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
NYC Administration for Children's Services Employee Arrested for Submitting Forged Doctor Notes to His Employer |
| 2024-08-28 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$36K |
|
Bronx District Leader and Board of Elections Employee Charged with Bribery, Extortion, Fraud, and Identity Theft Offenses |
| 2024-08-20 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
City Firefighter Pleads Guilty to Hitting FDNY Colleague in the Face at his Bronx Firehouse Following DOI Investigation |
| 2024-08-09 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$600 |
$600 |
FDNY EMT Pleads Guilty to Stealing Cash From a DOI Undercover Investigator Posing as a Sick Patient |
| 2024-07-17 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
$60K |
$7.5K |
Pedicab Driver Pleads Guilty to Bribing a City Inspector to Obtain Pedicab Registration Plates |
| 2024-07-15 |
Theft |
|
|
|
Fraud Investigator and Co-Conspirator Stole Information from New York City Department of Homeless Services Databases |
| 2024-07-11 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Annual Anti-Corruption Report for 2023 Focused on the Integrity of City Data and its Utilization in Agency Anti-Corruption Efforts |
| 2024-06-26 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Five Employees of Juvenile Detention Center Charged with Smuggling Contraband in Exchange for Bribes |
| 2024-06-18 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$100 |
|
City Health Inspector Reports Bribe Attempt to DOI; Subsequent Investigation Results in Bribery Charges Against Brooklyn Woman |
| 2024-06-17 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$1.4K |
Former Buildings Inspector Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct; Took Cash from Queens Homeownwers in Exchange for Not Issuing Violations |
| 2024-06-11 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Sentenced |
$280 |
$5K |
NYC DOC Officer Sentenced for Selling Phony Disability Parking Placards; Must Pay $5,000 Fine |
| 2024-06-04 |
Sexual misconduct |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former City Child Protective Services Worker Pleads Guilty to Official Misconduct Related to Exposing Himself to a Parent He Was Investigating |
| 2024-05-22 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$400 |
DOHMH Inspector Reports to DOI Gratuity by Manhattan Deli Owner; Subsequent Investigation and Prosecution Results in Guilty Plea by Deli Owner |
| 2024-05-16 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
$50 |
|
NYC DOC Officer Indicted for Smuggling Contraband to Inmate in the Bronx Hall of Justice |
| 2024-05-14 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Convicted |
|
|
Construction Company Owner Convicted of Criminally Negligent Homicide in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse |
| 2024-05-01 |
Tenant harassment and eviction
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Recommendations to the City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") to Strengthen HPD's Response to Landlords Who Persistently Neglect Their Properties |
| 2024-05-01 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber at Press Conference with Manhattan District Attorney to Announce Indictment Involving Harassment of Rent-Regulated Tenant and Related Charges |
| 2024-04-22 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$600K |
|
City Employee Pleads Guilty to Check Theft Scheme |
| 2024-04-16 |
Bribery and kickbacks
DOI report |
|
$140 |
|
DOI Issues Seven Policy and Procedure Recommendations to the City Department of Buildings After Investigation Results in Bribery Charges Against City Buildings Inspector |
| 2024-04-11 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$750K |
$684.9K |
Dominic Coluccio, Former President of United Probation Officers Association, Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Union and Its Members |
| 2024-04-11 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$1.5K |
|
New York City Building Inspector Charged with Taking Bribes |
| 2024-04-09 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$4.9K |
$4.9K |
D.A. Bragg, D.O.I. Commissioner Strauber Announce Guilty Plea of Former ACS Director for Stealing Gift Cards from Children |
| 2024-04-09 |
Contraband smuggling
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Recommendations to the City Department of Correction to Impede Contraband Smuggling int he City's Jails |
| 2024-04-09 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Six Defendants Charged For Corruption At Rikers Island |
| 2024-04-05 |
Benefits fraud |
Sentenced |
$50K |
|
Florida Woman is Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Defrauding New York City SNAP Recipients |
| 2024-04-03 |
Forgery and fake credentials
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Finds Flaws and Makes Recommendations for Improvement in the Issuance and Revocation of City-Issued Parking Placards and Enforcement of Parking Laws Related to Parking Placards |
| 2024-04-02 |
Unlicensed operation
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOB Issues Notice of Intent to Revoke Approved Course Provider Status of Valor Consulting |
| 2024-03-21 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former City Parks Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Harassing a Subordinate at Bronx Park |
| 2024-03-12 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$500 |
$2.3M |
NYC Department of Investigation Closes Out 2023 with Increases to Arrests and Complaints |
| 2024-03-06 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
|
$401.2K |
Fourth and Final Defendant Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program |
| 2024-02-28 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
$2.5K |
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber, DOB Commissioner Oddo Announce Indictment of Valor Security for Operating Sham Safety Training School with Approx. 20k "Students" |
| 2024-02-28 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Recommendations to the City Department of Buildings Regarding Site Safety Training Course Providers, Instructors and Process |
| 2024-02-28 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber at Press Conference with Manhattan District Attorney to Announce Indictment of Valor Security for Operating Sham Safety Training School with Approx. 20K "Students" |
| 2024-02-23 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former Youth Development Specialist with the City Administration for Children's Services Pleads Guilty to Workers' Compensation Fraud |
| 2024-02-08 |
Fraud, other
DOI statement |
|
$2M |
$3.7M |
DOI Statement on the Sentencing of Man who Preyed Upon Families in Need of Housing to Defraud Government Rental Assistance Programs |
| 2024-02-08 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
|
$360.3K |
Defendant Sentenced for Defrauding Covid-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program |
| 2024-02-06 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
70 Current and Former NYCHA Employees Charged with Bribery and Extortion Offenses |
| 2024-02-06 |
Bribery and kickbacks
Commissioner remarks |
|
$2M |
|
DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber Remarks at Press Conference Announcing 70 Current and Former NYCHA Employees Charge with Bribery and Extortion Offenses |
| 2024-02-06 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
DOI report |
|
|
$294.6K |
DOI's 14 Recommendations to NYCHA Regarding Micro-Purchases |
| 2024-02-06 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's 14 Recommendations to NYCHA Regarding Micro-Purchases |
| 2024-02-01 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$40K |
$40K |
Former NYC Department of Correction Captain Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail on Charges of Stealing $40,000 in Investment Ruse |
| 2024-01-26 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
Pleaded guilty |
$170K |
|
Former New York City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Salary and Overtime Fraud |
| 2024-01-19 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$2.3M |
$2.3M |
Former Fiscal Officer for Non-Profit Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $2.3 Million from Brooklyn Charity |
| 2024-01-18 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$115K |
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Possessed $115k of Stolen Encrypted Radios from City Garbage Trucks |
| 2024-01-11 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$2.2K |
Fiscal Analyst with the City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Pleads Guilty in Connection with Stealing Gift Cards Meant for HIV & AIDS Research Participants |
| 2024-01-09 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$150K |
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea of Executive and Company in Wide-Ranging Construction Fraud |
| 2024-01-09 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Report on Disclosure of Overnight Stays at the PATH Intake Center in Summer 2022 and the Manipulation of the Publicly-Reported PATH Eligibility Rate from 2017 to Early to Mid-2022 |
| 2024-01-04 |
Benefits fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
$50K |
|
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York City SNAP Recipients |
| 2023-12-15 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Testimony of Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation, Concerning Oversight of NYPD’s Implementation of the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act |
| 2023-12-14 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report Recommends Improvements in Oversight of Mandatory Asbestos Inspections |
| 2023-12-06 |
Benefits fraud |
Indicted |
$310K |
|
Former Prosecutor and Family Members Indicted For Affordable Housing Scheme |
| 2023-12-06 |
Tax offenses |
Indicted |
$10.2M |
$2.8M |
Owners of Brooklyn Plumbing Company Indicted for Evading Taxes on More than $10 Million in Income |
| 2023-12-05 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Brooklyn Day Care Center Owner Charged with Submitting a Fraudulent CPR Certificate |
| 2023-12-05 |
Benefits fraud |
Indicted |
$157K |
|
Brooklyn Woman Indicted for Grand Larceny for Stealing Approximately $157,000 in Section 8 Subsidies |
| 2023-11-30 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Principals of Fire Alarm Repair Company Charged with Decade-Long Scheme to Overbill City Agencies |
| 2023-11-21 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
$10K |
|
Former New York City Correction Officer Sentenced to 29 Months in Prison for Smuggling Contraband into Rikers Island in Exchange for Nearly $10,000 in Bribe Payments |
| 2023-11-09 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$65K |
|
Bronx Man Charged with Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars' Worth of Construction Utility Vehicles from NYCHA Housing Developments |
| 2023-10-31 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Sentenced |
|
$850K |
Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Guilty Pleas and Sentencing in Decades-Long Bid-Rigging Scheme |
| 2023-10-27 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Officer Indicted for Evidence Tampering on Rikers Island |
| 2023-10-18 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$170K |
|
D.A. Bragg, Construction Fraud Task Force Announce Indictment in $170K Wage Theft Case |
| 2023-10-18 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$135K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Charges in $135,000 Housing Fraud Scheme |
| 2023-10-11 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
CEO and Business Partner Charged with Massive Scheme to Defraud New York City's Homeless Services Programs |
| 2023-10-11 |
Embezzlement |
Charged or arrested |
$2.3M |
|
Former Senior Fiscal Officer for Non-Profit Organization Charged with Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme |
| 2023-10-06 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$10K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Staten Island Woman on Charges of Stealing More than $10,000 in Section 8 Housing Subsidies |
| 2023-10-06 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
Charged or arrested |
$171K |
|
New York City Correction Officer Charged with Salary and Overtime Fraud |
| 2023-09-27 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
Construction Company Operator Sentenced to Up to Four Years in Prison for Causing Laborer's Death in Brooklyn Wall Collapse |
| 2023-09-27 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Sentenced |
|
$838K |
Real Estate Company Owner Sentenced for Participation in Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Former CEO of New York City-Funded Nonprofit |
| 2023-09-25 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$14K |
|
NYC Department of Correction Captain Indicted for Stealing $14,000 in Payments for Hours He Didn't Work |
| 2023-09-13 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Announce Sweeping Bribery, Conspiracy Indictments Against Former DOB Commissioner Eric Ulrich, Multiple Associates |
| 2023-09-13 |
Bribery and kickbacks
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber Regarding Bribery, Conspiracy Indictments Against Former DOB Commissioner Eric Ulrich, Multiple NYC Business Owners |
| 2023-08-30 |
Theft |
|
$50K |
$500K |
D.A. Bragg Returns $50,000 in Stolen Wages to New York City Workers Through Office's "Stolen Wage Fund" |
| 2023-08-28 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Health Department Employee Charged with Stealing Gift Cards meant for HIV & AIDS Program Participants |
| 2023-08-24 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former ACS Youth Development Specialist Charged in Workers’ Compensation Fraud |
| 2023-08-23 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Current and Former City Health Department Employees Charged with Stealing Gift Cards Meant for HIV & AIDS Research Participants |
| 2023-08-18 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$6.6K |
|
ACS Employee at Horizon Juvenile Center Indicted for Stealing $6,600 in Pay for Hours He Didn't Work |
| 2023-08-10 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Appoints Jeanene L. Barrett as Inspector General for the New York City Police Department |
| 2023-08-09 |
Uncategorised |
Sentenced |
|
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Former Chief of Mayor de Blasio's Security Detail |
| 2023-08-09 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$50K |
|
Florida Woman Charged with Defrauding SNAP Recipients |
| 2023-08-03 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$600 |
$600 |
DOI Arrests Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician on Charges of Theft from Undercover Posing as a Patient |
| 2023-07-31 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
$60K |
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber, DCWP Commissioner Mayuga Announce Indictment of Pedicab Driver for Bribery |
| 2023-07-28 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$6K |
|
City Public Housing Authority Caretaker Charged with Stealing Nearly $6,000 in City Wages |
| 2023-07-25 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Two Supervisors Charged with Federal Crimes in Connection with Beating of 16-Year-Old Resident at Bronx Juvenile Detention Center |
| 2023-07-17 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Former City Parks Supervisor Charged with Sexually Abusing Subordinate at Bronx Park |
| 2023-06-29 |
Tenant harassment and eviction
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report Finds the City Department of Social Services Paid Substantial Broker's Fees to Place Clients into Private Housing Without Properly Vetting Potential Landlord-Broker Affiliations |
| 2023-06-28 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD Issues Statement of Findings Regarding NYPD's Technical Assistance and Response Unit ("TARU") and the Revised Handschu Guidelines |
| 2023-06-27 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
$500 |
|
Former DOB Inspector Pleads Guilty to Accepting $500 in Cash to Overlook Construction Work Completed Contrary to Approved Plans |
| 2023-06-23 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Indicted for Falsifying Suicide Training Completion for 74 Correction Officers |
| 2023-06-22 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
$2.5K |
|
Former NYC DOC Officer, Inmate and Civilian Indicted for Smuggling iPhone into Rikers Island |
| 2023-06-20 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$1M |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Jail Sentence for Project Foreman Involved in $1 Million+ Wage Theft Scheme |
| 2023-06-20 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$800 |
|
FDNY Firefighter Indicted for Stealing Credit Cards from Deceased Patient During EMS Call |
| 2023-06-15 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Statement on the Conflicts of Interest Board Findings Regarding Former Mayor Bill de Blasio's Misuse of his Security Detail |
| 2023-06-08 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
$145K |
$177K |
Social Worker Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Defrauding Program for Developmentally Delayed Children |
| 2023-06-07 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$9K |
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Arrest of City Worker for Timesheet Fraud |
| 2023-06-01 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
City Child Protective Services Worker Charged with Exposing Himself to a Parent He Was Investigating |
| 2023-05-31 |
Unlicensed operation |
Sentenced |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber, I.G. Lang Announce Sentencing of Unlicensed Labor Broker |
| 2023-05-04 |
Fraud, other |
|
$112K |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Major Expansion of Construction Fraud Task Force |
| 2023-05-04 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Review of an Investigation by City Department of Correction (DOC) and DOC Vendor of Recording and Disclosure of Attorney-Client Communications in 2021 |
| 2023-05-03 |
Payroll and wage abuse
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD Issues Report Finding Overtime Hours Increase the Risk of Negative Policing Outcomes |
| 2023-05-02 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$1.7M |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictments in Wide-Ranging Construction Industry Fraud Scheme |
| 2023-05-02 |
Fraud, other
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber's Remarks at Press Conference with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to Announce Indictments in Wide-Ranging Construction Industry Corruption Scheme |
| 2023-05-02 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
|
Mechanic Indicted on Criminally Negligent Homicide in Fatal Elevator Plunge in Bronx Building |
| 2023-05-01 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
2022 Annual Anti-Corruption Report |
| 2023-05-01 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Indictment of Daniel Ohebshalom for Harassing Rent-Regulated Tenants |
| 2023-04-28 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Jail Sentence of Correction Captain For Negligent Homicide |
| 2023-04-27 |
Fraud, other
DOI statement |
|
$90K |
|
DOI Statement on Conviction of Man Who Preyed Upon Families in Need of Housing to Defraud Government Rental Assistance Programs |
| 2023-04-20 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
City DEP Employee Charged with Making Threatening and Abusive Calls to Customers Who Called with Questions About Their Water Bills |
| 2023-04-18 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Charged in Groping of Fellow Officer While Both Were on Duty in Rikers Island |
| 2023-04-17 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Indicted |
|
|
Brooklyn Residents Indicted for Making and Selling Fake OSHA and Buildings Department Safety Cards |
| 2023-04-14 |
Fraud, other
DOI statement |
|
$5.4M |
$5.4M |
DOI Statement on Two Defendants in $5.4 Million Scheme to Defraud NYC Homeless Veterans Sentenced to Prison |
| 2023-04-12 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber at Press Conference with the Bronx District Attorney and City Department of Buildings |
| 2023-04-12 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
$500K |
Three Contractors Indicted in First Bronx Case Charging Manslaughter and Criminally Negligent Homicide in a Construction Fatality |
| 2023-04-03 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$1M |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Guilty Pleas of Company and Employees for Stealing More Than $1 Million from Workers |
| 2023-03-29 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Sentenced |
$35K |
$34.4K |
Couple Sentenced for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for Benefits and Bail Jumping; Ordered to Pay $35,000 Restitution |
| 2023-03-29 |
Unlicensed operation |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber, NYS Inspector General Lang Announce Guilty Plea of Unlicensed Labor Broker |
| 2023-03-21 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$50K |
|
Queens Couple Charged in $112,707 Public Benefits Scam |
| 2023-03-17 |
Fraud, other
DOI statement |
|
|
$387.7K |
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Retired NYPD Inspector for Conspiracy to Commit Federal Program Fraud Related to Hurricane Sandy Relief |
| 2023-03-14 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Convicted |
|
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Trial Conviction of Correction Captain for Negligent Homicide |
| 2023-03-09 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Participation in Bribery and Kickback Scheme Involving Former CEO of New York City Nonprofit |
| 2023-03-09 |
Theft
DOI statement |
|
$135K |
$45K |
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Former Executive of Two Publicly-Funded Nonprofits for Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Those Organizations |
| 2023-03-07 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Three Former New York City Correction Officers Plead Guilty to Sick Leave Fraud |
| 2023-03-02 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Convicted |
|
|
Construction Company Operator and Foreperson Convicted in Connection with Laborer's Death in Brooklyn Wall Collapse |
| 2023-02-21 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
$570K |
DOI Issues Calendar Year-End Statistics |
| 2023-02-21 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$5.4M |
|
DOI Issues Calendar Year-End Statistics |
| 2023-02-10 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
|
$12K |
Second Former NYCHA Supervisor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Bribes to Dole Out No-Bid Contracts |
| 2023-02-08 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Sentenced |
|
$100K |
Former NYCHA Supervisor Convicted of Soliciting and Receiving a Bribe Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison and $100,000 Fine |
| 2023-02-08 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$250K |
$387.7K |
Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Scheme to Receive Advance Notice of Health Department Inspections |
| 2023-02-08 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$50K |
$20K |
Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Scheme to Receive Advance Notice of Health Department Inspections |
| 2023-02-07 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Brooklyn Restaurant Owner Charged with Bribery to Avoid Health Code Violations |
| 2023-01-18 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
$5M |
|
DA Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber, NYPD Commissioner Sewell Announce Indictment in Massive Construction Industry Kickback Scheme |
| 2023-01-18 |
Assault and cover-ups
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber; Press Conference with the Manhattan District Attorney and NYPD Announcing Indictment in Construction Industry Kickback Scheme |
| 2023-01-17 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC DOC Officers Indicted for Attempting to Cover Up Assault on Inmate by Correction Officer |
| 2022-12-14 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$400K |
|
Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty in Fraud Involving COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program |
| 2022-12-12 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
DOI Investigation Results in Guilty Plea by a City Correction Officer for Misrepresentations about His Absence from His Post |
| 2022-12-02 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$400K |
|
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the City's COVID-19 Hotel Room Isolation Program and The City Housing Authority |
| 2022-11-22 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$400K |
|
Brooklyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Scheme that Defrauded New York City COVID-19 Hotel Room |
| 2022-11-10 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
$140K |
|
Three New York City Correction Officers Charged with Fraud for Lying to Stay on Sick Leave for Over a Year |
| 2022-10-19 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$1.6M |
|
D.A. Bragg, DOI Commissioner Strauber Announce Indictment of Six Real Estate Developers for Defrauding New York State’s 421-A Program |
| 2022-10-19 |
Benefits fraud
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber: Press Conference on Affordable Housing Fraud |
| 2022-10-14 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$1.2M |
Longtime City Contractor Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Insurance Fraud |
| 2022-10-12 |
Drug offenses |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, and Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills |
| 2022-10-03 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
City Contractor Pleads Guilty to Filing False Receipts with the City |
| 2022-09-27 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
Flatbush Landlord Sentenced to Jail and Probation in Connection with Fatal Fire that Left One Tenant Dead |
| 2022-09-21 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
President of Queens-Based Construction Company Charged with Fraud in Connection with Homeless Shelter Contracts Worth $12 Million |
| 2022-09-20 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$387.7K |
Former Disaster Relief Consultant and Retired NYPD Inspector Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Federal Program Fraud in Connection with New York City's Hurricane Sandy Recovery Efforts |
| 2022-09-20 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Indicted |
|
|
Members of the "Bully Gang" Charged in Superseding Indictment with Murders, Racketeering, Arson, Narcotics Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearms Offenses |
| 2022-09-20 |
Contraband smuggling |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Two New York City Correction Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Smuggling Contraband Into Rikers Island for Gang Members |
| 2022-09-15 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
$8K |
|
New Jersey Man Convicted of Scheme to Defraud NYC During Pandemic Sentenced to Five Years Probation, 600 Hours of Community Service and an $8,000 Fine |
| 2022-09-09 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
$500K |
|
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Accepting More Than $500,000 in Bribes in Connection with a Multi-Million Dollar New York City Public Works Contract |
| 2022-08-17 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$1.7M |
|
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment of Company for Stealing $1.7 Million from Worker Wages |
| 2022-07-26 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Current City Employee and Former City Employee Charged with Defrauding New York State Medicaid Program |
| 2022-07-25 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Captain, Three Officers Indicted for Reckless Endangerment in Rikers Island Inmate's 2019 Suicide Attempt |
| 2022-07-08 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$5.4M |
|
Two Men Charged in $5.4 Million Scheme to Defraud New York City Program for Homeless Veterans |
| 2022-07-01 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
|
Brooklyn Scaffolding Company and its Foreperson Indicted for Reckless Endangerment and Criminal Mischief in Scaffolding Collapse |
| 2022-06-29 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Gang Members and Others Who Used Violence to Take Control of New York Fire Mitigation Industry Charged with Racketeering and Extortion |
| 2022-06-02 |
Conflict of interest |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former General Counsel of NYC Board of Elections Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Official Misconduct in Connection with Unauthorized Conduct with an Intern at the BOE and Another Individual |
| 2022-05-31 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$45M |
|
New Jersey Man Charged in $45 Million Scheme to Defraud NYC During Height of Pandemic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Defense Production Act |
| 2022-05-25 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$9.6K |
|
Staten Island Woman Charged with Stealing Approximately $9,600 in City Rental Subsidies |
| 2022-05-23 |
Uncategorised |
Sentenced |
|
|
Former CEO of New York City-Funded Bronx Parent Housing Network Sentenced to Prison Term of 27 Months in Federal Court |
| 2022-05-12 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
Long Island Man Indicted for Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Employees in Kickback Scheme |
| 2022-05-04 |
Tax offenses |
Charged or arrested |
$700K |
|
Family of Alleged Scam Artists Charged with Numerous Crimes, Including Grand Larceny, Identity Theft, Tax Fraud |
| 2022-05-03 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$135K |
|
Long Island Woman Indicted for Stealing $135,000 from New York City's Retirement System |
| 2022-04-25 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$40K |
|
DOI Investigation Results in Arrest of Department of Correction Captain on a Charge of Stealing $40,000 in Alleged Investment Ruse |
| 2022-04-12 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
$50K |
|
New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin Charged with Bribery and Related Offenses |
| 2022-04-12 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber, Press Conference at the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |
| 2022-04-05 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members |
| 2022-04-04 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
|
$900K |
$900K |
Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Strauber Deliver $900,000 to 200 NYCHA Construction Workers Denied Fair Pay |
| 2022-04-01 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Bronx Gang Member Charged with Double Murder and Shooting of 16-Year-Old |
| 2022-03-31 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
Eighth Annual Report Issued by DOI's Office of The Inspector General for The New York City Police Department |
| 2022-03-22 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
|
Construction Company and Owner Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of 5-Year-Old Girl Struck by Pillars Following Wall Collapse |
| 2022-02-28 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber Marks First Day at DOI |
| 2022-02-08 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Report on its Investigation of Owner Occupancy and Tax Exemption Violations at a Queens Housing Development Created Through a City Urban Development Project |
| 2022-02-07 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former CEO of City-Funded Bronx Parent Housing Network Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Enrich Himself in a Bribery and Kickback Scheme |
| 2022-01-20 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$400K |
|
DOI Issues 2021 Calendar Year-End Statistics |
| 2022-01-20 |
Benefits fraud
DOI statement |
|
$3.7M |
|
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Final Defendant in Scheme that Stole $3.7 Million in City-Issued Public Assistance Checks |
| 2022-01-14 |
Workers' compensation fraud |
Convicted |
|
|
Labor Broker Convicted of Insurance Fraud in Procuring Workers' Compensation Insurance |
| 2022-01-12 |
Benefits fraud |
Indicted |
$35K |
|
California Man Indicted for Stealing Identity of Army Veteran, Applying for Benefits, Including More Than $35,000 in Housing Subsidies |
| 2022-01-11 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Bronx Resident on a Charge of Stealing More Than $50,000 in City Pension Funds |
| 2021-12-15 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
$93K |
|
Brooklyn Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $93,000 from Five Customers Who Hired Them to Perform Plumbing and Gas Work |
| 2021-12-13 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report Finds Mismanagement and Leadership Failures in the Lifeguard Division and Issues 13 Recommendations to Improve Management and Accountability |
| 2021-12-13 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
|
|
Three Brooklyn Shopkeepers Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Receive Advance Notice of Health Department Inspections of Eateries |
| 2021-11-22 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$4.5K |
|
DOI Investigation Results in Six Guilty Pleas by Taxi and Limousine-Licensed Taxicab Drivers Who Defrauded Passengers Through Overcharging |
| 2021-11-19 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Real Estate Businessman and Lawyer Arrested in Connection with Campaign Finance Scheme |
| 2021-11-10 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Report Today on Corruption Vulnerabilities in the City's Oversight and Administration of Nonprofit Human Services Contracts |
| 2021-11-05 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Staten Island Homeowner on Bribery and Related Charges |
| 2021-11-05 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's Office of Inspector General for the NYPD Report Examines Use of NYPD's Body-Worn Camera Footage by City Police Oversight Agencies and Recommends the CCRB be Granted Direct Access to NYPD's BWC Footage Platform |
| 2021-10-26 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$3M |
|
Nine Therapists Arrested in Scheme to Defraud Program for Developmentally Disabled Children |
| 2021-10-15 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
New York City Correction Officer Charged in Connection with Alleged Sexual Assault of Another Correction Officer in Bronx Parking Lot for the City’s Jail Barge |
| 2021-10-08 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOC-DOI Operation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Officer and Inmate on Promoting Prison Contraband Charges |
| 2021-10-07 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Housing Inspector with The Department of Housing Preservation & Development on Sexual Abuse and Related Charges |
| 2021-10-07 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Report on Probe into Misuse of the Mayor’s Security Detail |
| 2021-10-07 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI's Investigation into Mayor de Blasio’s Security Detail |
| 2021-10-07 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett Regarding DOI Report on Allegations Involving the Mayor’s Security Detail |
| 2021-10-05 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$400K |
|
Four Defendants Charged with COVID-19 Fraud Scheme |
| 2021-10-04 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$64K |
|
D.A. Vance, DOI: Director of Contracts at New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation Charged with Public Corruption |
| 2021-10-04 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
DOI Debuts Public Information Poster and Radio Campaign Promoting Deterrence Reminding City Employees and the Public to Call DOI about Corruption |
| 2021-09-29 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$99K |
|
Bronx Woman Indicted in Rent Scam that Netted Nearly $100,000 |
| 2021-09-28 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
|
Longtime City Contractor Indicted for $1 Million Insurance Fraud |
| 2021-09-20 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
|
Nine Contractors Indicted for Allegedly Bribing Superintendents at New York City Housing Authority Developments for “Micro Purchase” Contracts |
| 2021-09-20 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett on Announcement of Indictment of Contractors for Allegedly Bribing City Housing Authority Employees For Small Procurement Contracts |
| 2021-09-14 |
Theft |
|
$112.2K |
$112K |
$112K in Stolen Wages Recovered for Electrical Workers at Midtown Construction Site of Virgin Hotel |
| 2021-09-14 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Indicted |
$10K |
|
14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family |
| 2021-09-14 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Indicted |
|
|
14 Defendants Indicted, Including the Entire Administration of the Colombo Organized Crime Family |
| 2021-09-02 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
|
|
Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Indictment of Four Asbestos Investigators for Filing Fraudulent Inspection Reports |
| 2021-09-01 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
$15M |
|
Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Arrest and Indictment of Group for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme That Defrauded Public Benefits Programs |
| 2021-08-11 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
HRA Supervisor and Brooklyn Resident Charged Today in Connection with Stealing Funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”) |
| 2021-08-09 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
HPD Construction Project Manager Charged with Reckless Endangerment and Unlawful Eviction |
| 2021-07-29 |
Tax offenses
DOI statement |
|
|
$5.5K |
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Former New York City Councilmember on Tax Fraud Charge |
| 2021-07-21 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$1.5K |
|
Two Defendants, Including an HRA Employee, are Charged in Scam that Stole $1,500 from a New Yorker on the Verge of Homelessness |
| 2021-07-13 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
|
|
|
Fraud Suit Settled Against Spectrum Painting for False Statements about Disadvantaged Business Participation on Federal Construction Projects |
| 2021-06-17 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
|
Unlicensed Contractor and Grocery Store Owner Indicted in Connection to Vendor's Elevator Death |
| 2021-06-15 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$20K |
|
Bronx Woman Indicted in Rent Scam That Netted Her Nearly $20,000 |
| 2021-06-09 |
Unlicensed operation |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Buildings Inspector on Charges of Improperly Working in the Construction Industry While He Was on Approved Leave From His City Job |
| 2021-05-26 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Nine Department of Correction Officers and Employees Charged with Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband to Inmates at New York City Jails |
| 2021-05-13 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
|
|
Flatbush Landlord Indicted for Manslaughter in Connection with Fatal Fire That Left One Dead |
| 2021-04-26 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
D.A. Vance: Corrections Captain Charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide in Death of Ryan Wilson |
| 2021-04-22 |
Tax offenses |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$100K |
New York City Council Member Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud |
| 2021-04-20 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$8K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Employee of Two NYCHA Contractors on Charges of Getting Paid for Work He Never Did |
| 2021-04-06 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$1.5M |
|
Queens Man Charged for Defrauding Government Rental Assistance Programs by Renting Out Dilapidated Apartments He Did Not Own to Families in Need |
| 2021-03-30 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$13.5K |
|
Two Former Mortuary Technicians of New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner Charged With Stealing Decedents’ Property |
| 2021-03-24 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
CEO of NYC Non-Profit Charged in Bribery and Kickbacks Scheme Involving Publicly Funded Housing and Social Services |
| 2021-02-25 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
|
|
|
11 Members and Associates of The "Bully Gang" Chaged with Racketeering Offenses |
| 2021-02-25 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$1.5M |
$666.2K |
DOI Issues Calendar Yearend 2020 Statistics |
| 2021-02-09 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Staten Island Landlord Charged with Submitting Falsified Lead Paint Abatement Certification to City Department of Housing Preservation and Development |
| 2020-12-18 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Report on the NYPD’s Response to the Protests in New York City After George Floyd’s Killing by a Minneapolis Police Officer |
| 2020-12-18 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett for the Press Conference on DOI’s Report on NYPD’s Response to the George Floyd Protests |
| 2020-12-11 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Bronx Gang Member Charged with Racketeering and Firearms Offenses |
| 2020-12-11 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
$250K |
Manager at Queens Not-for-Profit Please Guilty to Wire Fraud |
| 2020-12-08 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer Indicted for Selling Phony Disability Parking Placards, 3 Other Officers Charged With Possessing the Placards |
| 2020-10-27 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$15.1K |
Former General Counsel of New York City Civil Service Commission Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Her Work Hours When She Was Employed by the Commission |
| 2020-10-26 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$666.2K |
Construction Company Executive Pleads Guilty to DeFrauding The New York City School Construction Authority |
| 2020-10-08 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Former Day Care Director on Charges of Forging a Training Certificate |
| 2020-10-01 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report Finds Serious Gaps in Enforcement and Collection of Environmental Control Board (ECB) Fines; Issues Recommendations for Reform |
| 2020-09-30 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Assistant Commissioner at City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Charged with Possession of a Fake Parking Placard |
| 2020-09-22 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
$1.5M |
$160K |
Queens Contractor and His Business Plead Guilty to Violating Prevailing Wage Labor Laws and Steaing More Than $1.5 Million From Workers |
| 2020-09-17 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Expeditor on Charges of Submitting Forged Documents to The City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) |
| 2020-08-31 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Guilty Plea in Extensive Insurance Fraud Scheme That Led to the Underinsurance of More Than 100 Construction Workers |
| 2020-07-15 |
Contraband smuggling |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former Rikers Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Contraband for Inmates |
| 2020-06-25 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
11 Members and Associates of the Bully Gang Charged with Narcotics Conspiracy, Illegal Weapons Possession and Money Laundering |
| 2020-06-25 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Indicted |
|
|
Operation Green Fury: 26 Trinitarios Indicted for Carrying Out Slashings, Stabbings on Rikers Island |
| 2020-06-24 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Statement Providing an Update on DOI's Investigation into the New York City Police Department's Response to the Protests in the Wake of George Floyd's Death |
| 2020-06-05 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
DOI report |
|
|
|
Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark Releases Results of Investigation into Death of Layleen Polanco in Rikers Island |
| 2020-06-05 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Referral to the City Department Of Correction (DOC) on DOC Actions Surrounding the Death in Custody of Layleen Polanco |
| 2020-06-02 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Brief Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett at City Hall Press Conference Announcing Investigation of NYPD’s Interaction with New York City Protestors |
| 2020-06-01 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Letter to New York City Council Regarding Investigation into NYPD Response to Recent Protests |
| 2020-05-26 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$45M |
|
New Jersey Man Arrested For $45 Million Scheme to Defraud and Price Gouge New York City During COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-05-20 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests HRA Police Lieutenant on Charge of Criminal Possession of a Firearm |
| 2020-04-09 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI’s Office of The Inspector General for The New York City Police Department Issues its Sixth Annual Report |
| 2020-03-13 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Convicted |
|
|
D.A. Vance Announces Trial Conviction of Five Corrections Officers For Illegal Strip Searches of Female Visitors at Manhattan Detention Complex |
| 2020-03-12 |
Payroll and wage abuse |
Charged or arrested |
$1.5M |
|
Queens Business Owner Charged With Bilking Employees Out of More Than $1.5 Million in wages |
| 2020-03-11 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Launches Public Portal of DOI Policy and Procedure Recommendations |
| 2020-02-28 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
Three NYC DOC Officers Indicted for Covering Up Assault of Detainees at Horizon Juvenile Center |
| 2020-02-25 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
$92.4K |
|
Attorney General James, Comptroller DiNapoli, and Department of Investigation Commissioner Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme |
| 2020-02-24 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
$631.3K |
|
DOI Announces 2019 Calendar Yearend Statistics |
| 2020-01-30 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
11 Bronx Gang Members Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Racketeering, Firearms, and Narcotics Offenses |
| 2020-01-17 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
DA Vance: East Village Explosion Defendants Sentenced to 4-To-12 Years in Prison |
| 2020-01-14 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Six New York City Correction Officers and 15 Others Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities |
| 2020-01-02 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement from DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett Issued on December 31, 2019, in Response to Reporters' Inquiries Regarding DOI's Background Backlog |
| 2019-12-18 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI and SCI release statement of findings on joint investigation into delays and political influence of the City Department of Education’s inquiry of education standards at Hasidic Yeshivas |
| 2019-12-12 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Day Care Provider Applicant on Charges of Forging A Training Certificate |
| 2019-12-11 |
Fraud, other |
Convicted |
$145K |
|
Social Worker Convicted of Defrauding Program for Developmentally Delayed Children |
| 2019-12-05 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Report On HRA’s Special One-time Assistance Program Reveals Flaws That Led To Homeless Clients Being Placed In Unsafe Housing Outside Of New York City |
| 2019-11-21 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
$47K |
|
Construction Company Operator, Foreperson and Engineer Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of Laborer Buried in Debris Following Wall Collapse |
| 2019-11-21 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett at Press Conference on Indictment in Connection with Death of Laborer in Brooklyn Wall Collapse |
| 2019-11-15 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Convicted |
|
|
All Defendants Convicted of Manslaughter for East Village Building Explosion |
| 2019-11-15 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest of Five Individuals in Scheme to Steal Thousands of Checks From New York City Human Resources Administration |
| 2019-11-07 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Statement on Resignation of City Marshal |
| 2019-11-04 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett on the Retirement of Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill and Appointment of Dermot Shea to the Position of Police Commissioner |
| 2019-11-01 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
|
|
|
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Fraud Suit Against Ahern Painting Contractors for False Statements About Disadvantaged Business Participation on Federal Construction Projects |
| 2019-10-31 |
Sexual misconduct |
Convicted |
|
|
Former Homeless Services Employee Convicted of Forcible Touching, Sexual Abuse for Inappropriately Touching Women in Homeless Shelter |
| 2019-10-28 |
Fraud, other |
|
$92.4K |
|
Attorney General James, Comptroller DiNapoli, and Department of Investigation Commissioner Garnett Announce Guilty Verdict of Non-Profit Executive in Corruption Scheme |
| 2019-10-25 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Bronx Gang Member Charged With Murder |
| 2019-10-25 |
Fraud, other |
Sentenced |
|
$3.2M |
Former Executive Director of Central United Talmudic Academy Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for School Meals Fraud Scheme |
| 2019-10-17 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$376.7K |
|
Four Individuals Arraigned on Indictment Charging Them in Bogus Not-For-Profit Scheme Involving Approximately $376,660 in Stolen City Funds |
| 2019-10-17 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Three Luna Park Housing Corporation Tenants Arrested for Submitting Forged Documents for Illegal Purchase of Highly Desirable and Affordable Mitchell-Lama Apartments |
| 2019-10-07 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Two Contractors on Charges of Offering a Bribe to a City Buildings Inspector |
| 2019-10-07 |
Sexual misconduct |
Indicted |
|
|
Rikers Island Physical Therapist Indicted for Sexually Abusing Male Inmate |
| 2019-09-24 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD and NYPD Jointly Announce Improvements to NYPD's Policies, Practices, and Training on Officer Wellness and Safety |
| 2019-09-05 |
Unlicensed operation |
Indicted |
|
|
D.A. Vance, NYC DOI Commissioner, NYS Inspector General Announce Indictment of Unlicensed Labor Broker for Million-Dollar Insurance Fraud |
| 2019-09-04 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Three Bronx Gang Members Arrested and Charged with Murder, Racketeering, and Firearms Offenses |
| 2019-08-27 |
Fraud, other |
Convicted |
$3M |
$1.5M |
Operation Skyfall: AG James Announces Convictions In $3 Million Dollar Loan Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme |
| 2019-08-14 |
Conflict of interest |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests City Sanitation Worker on Charges of Ignoring Traffic Violations and Fines Incurred From Misusing New York State License Plates He Took From The Trash |
| 2019-08-09 |
Contraband smuggling |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$250K |
Former New York City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail |
| 2019-07-31 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$631K |
$233.3K |
D.A. Vance, NYS Inspector General, NYC DOI Commissioner, Announce Indictment of Non-Profit Head for Stealing $631K from Addicts Rehabilitation Center Foundation and Addicts Rehabilitation Center Fund |
| 2019-07-31 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$631K |
|
D.A. Vance, NYS Inspector General, NYC DOI Commissioner, Announce Indictment of Non-Profit Head for Stealing $631K from Addicts Rehabilitation Center Foundation and Addicts Rehabilitation Center Fund |
| 2019-06-27 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Leaders of Brooklyn and Manhattan Chapters of The United Brotherhood of Carpenters Charged in Rampant Admissions-Bribery Scheme |
| 2019-06-26 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Examination By DOI's Office of The Inspector General for The NYPD Identifies Deficiencies and Recommends Improvements in How NYPD Handles Complaints of Biased Policing |
| 2019-06-20 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$30K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Department of Parks and Recreation Employee for Allegedly Stealing More Than $30,000 in Contract Payments |
| 2019-06-04 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Eight Individuals for Submitting Forged Parking Placards in Effort to Have Parking Tickets Dismissed |
| 2019-06-03 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$4.5K |
$92.4K |
Attorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York city Council Candidate Albert Alverez in Straw Donation Scheme |
| 2019-05-23 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Keynote Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett Citywide Seminar on Ethics in Government New York Law School |
| 2019-05-21 |
Benefits fraud
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of City Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett Regarding Announcement of Charges Involving Affordable Housing Fraud in Brooklyn |
| 2019-05-21 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Indicted |
$874K |
|
Three Luna Park Housing Corp. Officials Indicted for Conspiring to Receive Bribes, Forge Documents to Corrupt the Process by Which Mitchell-Lama Apartments are Acquired |
| 2019-05-10 |
Embezzlement |
Indicted |
|
|
Former Executive Director Indicted for Embezzling Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From Queens-Based Non-Profit |
| 2019-05-06 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
D.A. Vance, DOI Announce Charges Against DOC Officers Who Illegally Strip Searched Women Visiting manhattan Detention Complex |
| 2019-04-29 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
Department of Correction Officer, Inmate and Three Civilians Indicted for Smuggling Contraband into Rikers Island |
| 2019-04-23 |
Theft
DOI statement |
|
|
$124.1K |
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Former New York City Department of Youth and Community Development Employee in Theft of More Than One Hundred City Mobile Phones |
| 2019-04-15 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
|
|
New York City Prison Bribery and Narcotics Smuggling Prosecution Completed with Sentencing of Last Defendant |
| 2019-04-11 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$28K |
|
DOI Arrests City Correction Officer for Allegedly Stealing More Than $28,000 in Public Housing Rental Subsidies |
| 2019-04-11 |
Theft
DOI statement |
|
$300K |
$312.4K |
DOI Statement on Guilty Plea of Former Human Resources Administration Employee in Theft of More Than $300,000 in Public Funds |
| 2019-04-04 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Licensed Filing Representative on Charges of Submitting Forged Documents to The City Buildings Department in Connection With Dozens of Construction Projects |
| 2019-04-01 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
Fifth Annual Report: Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD |
| 2019-03-15 |
Theft |
Sentenced |
$78K |
$78K |
Former Public Administrator Employee to be Sentenced for Stealing Over $78,000 From Estates of Eight Decedents |
| 2019-03-14 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
|
Construction Company Executive Indicted for Defrauding New York City School Construction Authority |
| 2019-03-07 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Former NYC Department of Homeless Services Police Sergeant for Violating the Constitutional Rights of NYC Resident |
| 2019-03-07 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
|
$10K |
|
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Fraud Suit Against Three Painting Contractors for Lying About Disadvantaged Business Participation on Federal Projects |
| 2019-03-06 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$220K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Two Individuals in Bogus Not-For-Profit Scheme Involving More Than $220,000 Theft |
| 2019-03-05 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Former FDNY Fire Protection Inspector on Charges of Falsifying Inspections |
| 2019-02-28 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Issues Calendar Yearend 2018 Statistics |
| 2019-02-26 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$50K |
|
Former Department of Buildings Cashier Pleads Guilty to Theft of More Than $50,000 From Customers at DOB's Brooklyn Borough Office |
| 2019-02-22 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$14K |
|
Chef Turned Restaurant Consultant Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More Than $14,000 From Owners of Bay Ridge Eatery |
| 2019-02-22 |
Fraud, other
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Federal Jury Conviction of Doctor in Opioid Diversion Scheme |
| 2019-02-20 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
$5.3M |
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $5.3 Million Proposed Settlement of Lawsuit Against New York City for Fraudulently Obtaining FEMA Funds Following Superstorm Sandy |
| 2019-01-24 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
City Housing Authority Supervisor Charged With Stealing a Kitchen Appliance and Other Equipment From NYCHA's Wagner Houses |
| 2019-01-18 |
Contracting and procurement fraud
DOI statement |
|
$440K |
$440K |
DOI Statement on Sentencing of Former Procurement Director of Staten Island District Attorney’s Office For Embezzling More Than $440,000 in Government Funds |
| 2018-12-18 |
Uncategorised |
Indicted |
$50K |
|
A.G. Underwood, Comptroller DiNapoli, And DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Indictment of Former Non-Profit Director Anna Mendez |
| 2018-12-17 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
A.G. Underwood and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Arrest of DEP Inspector Who Accepted Bribes From Asbestos Abatement Contractor |
| 2018-12-13 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Keynote Remarks for DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett City & State Ethics and Accountability Summit |
| 2018-12-12 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
29 Alleged 'Mac Balla' Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Crimes Including Attempted Murder, Assault, Smuggling Scalpels into Jails |
| 2018-12-12 |
Racketeering and violent crime
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett at Press Conference on Indictment of Alleged Gang Members and Associates on an Array of Charges |
| 2018-12-10 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett Takes Office Today and Announces Executive Team Members |
| 2018-11-19 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement From DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2018-11-16 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement From DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2018-11-08 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Charged or arrested |
$1.4M |
|
DA Vance Partners Announce Assault Charges in Harlem Construction Site Incident; Warn Industry About Increasingly Popular “Mini Cranes” |
| 2018-11-08 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Commissioner’s Remarks for Manhattan District Attorney’s Press Conference Announcing Arrests in Serious Mini Crane Incident in Harlem |
| 2018-10-24 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Sentenced |
$45.6K |
$70.4K |
Former Brooklyn Assemblywoman Sentenced to Prison for Multiple Fraud Schemes and Witness Tampering |
| 2018-10-17 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement From DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2018-10-12 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
$140 |
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of New York City Correction Officer on Charges of Smuggling Contraband Into the Manhattan Detention Complex |
| 2018-10-11 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Officer on Charge of Contraband Smuggling |
| 2018-10-11 |
Drug offenses |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 5 Doctors and 2 Other Medical Professionals for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone |
| 2018-10-11 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Statement By DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2018-10-05 |
Contraband smuggling |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former New York City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Contraband into Jail |
| 2018-10-04 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$600K |
|
Eight Therapists Arrested in Scheme to Defraud Program for Developmentally Disabled Children |
| 2018-10-03 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
|
|
Multiple Defendants Indicted for Allegedly Concealing Asbestos and Filing False Documents in Connection with Renovation of Four Properties in Greenwood Section of Brooklyn |
| 2018-09-27 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Owner of Security Services Company for More Than $100,000 in Overbilling of The School Construction Authority |
| 2018-08-31 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Charged or arrested |
$8K |
|
Landlord Who Allegedly Stole Over $8,000 from Brooklyn Tenant After Illegal Eviction Charged with Grand Larceny |
| 2018-08-30 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters Issued the Following Statement Today on a Matter at the New York City Housing Authority's Throggs Neck Houses |
| 2018-08-15 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC DOC Officer, 3 Inmates and Two Others Indicted for Smuggling Marijuana into Rikers Island |
| 2018-08-08 |
Uncategorised |
Sentenced |
|
|
Former National Grid Employee Who Helped Facilitate Operation of Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters Sentenced to Up to Three Years in State Prison |
| 2018-07-25 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$1.4M |
|
Another Construction Company Indicted for Wage Theft, Insurance Fraud |
| 2018-07-25 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$750K |
$1.5M |
Staten Island Resident Pleads Guilty to Disaster Relief Fraud |
| 2018-07-19 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Sentenced |
|
|
DA Vance, Commissioner Peters: HRA Peace Officer Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Assaulting Woman in Custody |
| 2018-07-13 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Pleaded guilty |
$2M |
$10K |
Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter, Pays Full Restitution to Workers |
| 2018-06-26 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Statement on The NYPD's Response to DOI's Investigation of NYPD's Special victims Division-Adult Sex Crimes |
| 2018-06-18 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$303.4K |
Brooklyn Construction Company Pleads Guilty to Failing to Pay Employees More Than $303,000 in Owed Wages |
| 2018-06-12 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Pleaded guilty |
$22.8K |
|
Former Brooklyn Assemblywoman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Fraud Schemes and Witness Tampering |
| 2018-06-06 |
Contraband smuggling |
Indicted |
|
|
Former Correction Officer, Inmate and Inmate's Girlfriend Indicted in Connection with Alleged Attempt to Smuggle Marijuana into Brooklyn Jail |
| 2018-06-06 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Pleaded guilty |
|
$250K |
New York City Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy |
| 2018-05-30 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
DOI Announces Initiative to Strengthen Anti-Fraud Training at NYC's Social Services Agencies |
| 2018-05-30 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Doctor Employed By FDNY at World Trade Center Monitoring Clinics Charged with Stealing $156,757 in UnEarned Salary |
| 2018-05-17 |
Uncategorised
Agency announcement |
|
|
|
DOI Launches 2018 'Shine A Light On Shady Behavior' Campaign in the City Subways |
| 2018-05-16 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$1.7M |
|
DA Vance, Partners Announce Criminal Charges in Multimillion Dollar Wage Theft and Insurance Fraud Case |
| 2018-05-16 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$1.8M |
|
DOI Commissioner Remarks for Press Conference on Wage Theft Arrests |
| 2018-04-23 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Pleaded guilty |
$440K |
$441.3K |
Former Procurement Director of Staten Island District Attorney's Office Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Government Funds |
| 2018-04-18 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
|
|
|
Procurement Fraud at the Department of Environmental Protection and other Corruption Schemes |
| 2018-04-17 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests a City Correction Officer on Drug and Contraband Charges |
| 2018-04-10 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$35.5K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Former Human Resources Administration Employee and Metropolitan Transit Authority Train Operator on Charges of Public Assistance Fraud |
| 2018-04-05 |
Theft |
Pleaded guilty |
$950K |
$95K |
DA Vance: Construction Company, Principals Plead Guilty to Stealing Workers' Wages |
| 2018-04-04 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Statement From New York City Department of Investigation |
| 2018-03-30 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
$3M |
$3.3M |
Former Officials of Central United Talmudic Academy in Brooklyn Plead Guilty to $3 Million Fraud Scheme |
| 2018-03-29 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
Indicted |
|
|
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Indictment in Bid-Rigging Scheme, Charging Two Defendants with Colluding to Fix Construction Prices for Luxury Brooklyn Building |
| 2018-03-27 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on NYPD's Response to Our Findings on NYPD's Special Victims Division - Adult Sex Crimes |
| 2018-03-22 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Two New York City Employees Charged in Manhattan Federal Court with Theft of Government Funds and Wire Fraud |
| 2018-03-13 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Department Employee for Providing False Information About Gang Affiliations on Employment Application |
| 2018-02-27 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Defendant Who Operated Shadow Utility Company that Illegally Installed Gas Meters Pleads Guilty to Enterprise Corruption |
| 2018-02-26 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
$3M |
$432K |
DOI Releases 2017 Statistics Showing Gains in Arrests, Investigations, and Reforms Strengthening City Operations |
| 2018-02-22 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
$4.5K |
|
Announcement on Arrest of Former New York City Council Candidate Albert Alvarez |
| 2018-02-21 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Takedown of Illegal Monopoly That Dominated Towing Industry Citywide |
| 2018-02-08 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
New York City Correction Officers Charged with Smuggling Narcotics into City Prison Facilities |
| 2018-02-06 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Investigation Finds Non-Compliance by NYPD with New Use-of-Use Reporting Requirements |
| 2018-02-05 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
|
$25 |
$650K |
Contractor Who Admitted Shortchanging Workers on New York City Housing Authority Construction Project Pays $650,000 Restitution |
| 2018-02-02 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Re-Arrest of a City Department of Homeless Services Employee on Sexual Misconduct Charges |
| 2018-02-01 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters' Remarks on Fraud Arrests involving Certified Asbestos Investigators |
| 2018-02-01 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Widespread Criminal Investigation Results in Arrests of 17 Certified Asbestos Investigators Exposing Numerous Fraudulent Inspection in Two New York City Boroughs |
| 2018-01-29 |
Fraud, other |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
Former President and CEO of City-Funded Nonprofit Organization Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges |
| 2018-01-23 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Officer on Contraband Charges |
| 2018-01-19 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
|
|
|
NYCHA Public Safety Failures Connected to Gang and Narcotics Activity at Sheephead/Nostrand Houses |
| 2018-01-16 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Queens Couple Charged with Illegal Conversion of Elmhurst Home into Single Room Occupancy Residences |
| 2018-01-11 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$130K |
|
Two Bronx Daycare Workers Indicted for Stealing Nearly $130,000 From Non-Profit Organization |
| 2018-01-09 |
Obstruction and tampering |
Indicted |
$25K |
|
Brooklyn Assemblywoman Indicted for Multiple Fraud Schemes and Obstructing Justice |
| 2017-12-08 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$200K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Three Arrests on Charges of Stealing Nearly $200,000 in Rental Subsidies From NYCHA in Separate Schemes |
| 2017-12-06 |
Tenant harassment and eviction |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
DA Vance: Landlord Pleads Guilty for Creating Life-Threatening Conditions at East Harlem Apartment Building |
| 2017-12-05 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Department of Homeless Employee on Charges of Sexual Misconduct |
| 2017-12-04 |
Theft |
|
$2.5M |
|
New York City and State Partners Announce Joint Effort to Combat Wage Theft in the Construction Industry |
| 2017-12-04 |
Theft
Commissioner remarks |
|
$1.7M |
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters for Announcement of Joint Effort to Combat Wage Theft in the Construction industry |
| 2017-11-29 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Captain Indicted for Assault on Rikers Island Inmate; Four Officers Charged with Coverup |
| 2017-11-21 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Investigation Finds Gaps in NYPD's Implementation of 2012 Patrol Guide Revisions for LGBTQ and TGNC People |
| 2017-11-20 |
Racketeering and violent crime |
Indicted |
|
|
Members of Coney island Street Gang Indicted for Murder, Racketeering Conspiracy and Unlawful Use of Firearms |
| 2017-11-16 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Sanitation Worker and Lifeguard on Charges of Sexual Misconduct |
| 2017-11-15 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
|
$700K |
$2.5M |
Brooklyn Construction Company, Long Beach Owner with Public Contracts to Forfeit $2.5 Million After Pleading Guilty to Underpaying Workers |
| 2017-11-14 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
Investigation into False Certification of NYCHA Lead Paint Inspections |
| 2017-11-06 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrest Site Safety Representative on a Charge of Possessing Fraudulent Safety Certificates |
| 2017-11-03 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Follow-Up Investigation Finds Insufficient Inventory Controls Over Large Applicances at NYCHA Facilities |
| 2017-11-02 |
Drug offenses |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Doctor and Nurse Practitioner Among Three Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Oxycodone and Fentanyl Diversion Scheme |
| 2017-10-25 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
14 Charged in Separate Construction Schemes Joint Investigation by DOI and Brooklyn District Attorney |
| 2017-10-25 |
Fraud, other
Commissioner remarks |
|
$2K |
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Charges Against 14 Individuals in Three Separate Construction-Related Schemes |
| 2017-10-18 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of Taxi Driver Charged with Falsifying Driving Record to Avoid Suspension of TLC License |
| 2017-10-03 |
Forgery and fake credentials |
|
|
|
Investigation into Fraudulent Parking Placards |
| 2017-09-27 |
Theft
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Prison Sentences for City-Funded Nonprofit Executive and Spouse in Connection with More Than Half-Million-Dollar Theft |
| 2017-09-14 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
$750K |
|
Staten Island Couple Charged with Hurricane Sandy Relief Fraud |
| 2017-08-17 |
Assault and cover-ups
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Conviction of City Correction Officer in Cover Up |
| 2017-08-17 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
$3M |
|
Former Officials of Central United Talmudic Academy Indicted in $3 Million Fraud Scheme |
| 2017-08-17 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
Two NYC Department of Correction Officers Indicted for Assaulting Inmate and Falsifying Reports to Cover Up Attack |
| 2017-08-16 |
Contraband smuggling |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Scalpels Commonly Used in Slashings into Rikers Island |
| 2017-08-03 |
Contracting and procurement fraud |
|
$440K |
|
Theft of Funds by the Former Procurement Director of the Richmond County District Attorney's Office |
| 2017-08-02 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
New York City Health and Hospitals Employee Charged with Possessing Child Pornography |
| 2017-07-28 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
An Assessment of NYPD's Handling of U Visa Certification Requests |
| 2017-07-14 |
Contraband smuggling |
Sentenced |
$700 |
|
Former NYC Correction Officer Sentenced to a Year in Jail for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island |
| 2017-06-08 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters Keynote Remarks for the Center for the Advancement of Public Integrity’s Global Cities Conference II |
| 2017-06-08 |
Uncategorised |
Pleaded guilty |
|
|
NYC Department of Correction Officer Pleads Guilty to Engaging in Criminal Sex Act with Inmate in Rikers Island Jail |
| 2017-05-24 |
Embezzlement |
Charged or arrested |
$800K |
|
Former President and CEO of New York City Nonprofit Organization Charged with Fraud and Embezzlement Offenses |
| 2017-05-19 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark Peters Delivers Remarks at 23rd Annual Seminar on Ethics in New York City Government |
| 2017-05-10 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Indicted |
$8K |
|
Construction Company Owner Indicted for Manslaughter |
| 2017-05-10 |
Unlicensed operation
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark Peters' Remarks at the Press Conference with the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office Regarding Indictment of Unlicensed Builder in Worker Death |
| 2017-05-08 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Statement from New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”) Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2017-05-02 |
Theft
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Conviction of City-Funded Nonprofit Executive and Spouse on Theft Charges |
| 2017-04-28 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Misuse of City-Owned Vehicles at the New York City Department of Correction |
| 2017-04-28 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement from DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2017-04-24 |
Sexual misconduct |
Indicted |
|
|
Former Rikers Island Physician’s Assistant Indicted for Sexual Abuse, Rape and Related Crimes Against Inmates |
| 2017-04-07 |
Benefits fraud |
|
|
|
Brooklyn Medical Clinics Pumped Over 6.3 Million Narcotic Painkillers onto Black Market and Billed Millions of Dollars in Fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare Reimbursements |
| 2017-04-07 |
Benefits fraud
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Remarks of DOI Commissioner at Press Conference Announcing Arrests in Connection with Schemes to Defraud Medicaid and Medicare |
| 2017-04-06 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
$10K |
Statement by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters on Anniversary of Carlos Moncayo’s Death |
| 2017-04-04 |
Benefits fraud
DOI statement |
|
$600K |
$675K |
DOI Statement on the Sentencing of a Former Human Resources Administration Employee on Public Assistance Fraud and Other Charges |
| 2017-03-31 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
Third Annual Report: Inspector General for the NYPD |
| 2017-03-30 |
Fraud, other |
|
$59K |
|
Corruption in the Supplemental Nutitional Assistance Program at the Human Resources Administration |
| 2017-03-28 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
NYCHA Is Still Failing to Remove Dangerous Criminals from Public Housing |
| 2017-03-21 |
Theft |
Indicted |
$243K |
|
Former City Tax Auditor Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Over $243,000 from Sheriff’s Office Trust Accounts |
| 2017-03-16 |
Embezzlement |
Pleaded guilty |
$400K |
|
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea of Former Non-Profit Employee for Diverting $400,000 for Personal Use |
| 2017-03-09 |
Uncategorised
Commissioner remarks |
|
|
|
Testimony of Mark G. Peters Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation Concerning the Fiscal Year 2018 Preliminary Budget, Mayor's Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Management Report and Agency Oversight Hearings |
| 2017-02-28 |
Uncategorised |
Charged or arrested |
$4M |
|
DOI’s Calendar Year 2016 Statistics Show Increase in Investigations, Arrests, and Recommended Reforms |
| 2017-02-22 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Officer on Contraband Charges |
| 2017-02-15 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
$1M |
|
Interim Report on Monitorship of the City's Rapid Repairs and Build-it-Back Programs |
| 2017-02-07 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
NYPD's Handling of Complaints: An investigation of the "Outside Guidelines" Process |
| 2017-02-06 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters’ Statement on Misleading Use of DOI’s 2013 Report on the New York City Board of Elections’ Operations |
| 2017-01-26 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Investigation into ACS's Response to Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations Involving Jaden Jordan |
| 2017-01-19 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
A Review of NYPD's Approach to Handling Interactions with People in Mental Crisis |
| 2017-01-12 |
Fraud, other |
|
|
|
Corruption Vulnerabilities at the Brooklyn Union Gas Company D/B/A National Grid NY |
| 2017-01-12 |
Fraud, other |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters' Remarks in Connection with Arrests Involving Corruption of Gas Meter Installation |
| 2017-01-12 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Sentenced |
|
|
Three NYC Department of Correction Officers Sentenced to Serve Time in Assault, Coverup of Rikers Island Inmate |
| 2017-01-04 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Department of Environmental Protection Inspector on Bribery and Other Charges |
| 2017-01-03 |
Benefits fraud
DOI statement |
|
$600K |
$1.8M |
DOI Statement on the Guilty Plea by a Former Human Resources Administration Employee on Public Assistance Fraud and Other Charges |
| 2016-12-20 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Arrests Three Restuarant Operators on Bribery Charges in an Attempt to Evade Health Code Violations |
| 2016-12-20 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
$10K |
Statement by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters Regarding Corporate Penalties Under New York State Law |
| 2016-12-15 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment |
Sentenced |
|
|
Construction Company Foreman Sentenced to Prison for Death of Worker on Site |
| 2016-12-15 |
Theft |
Charged or arrested |
$40K |
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrests of 12 Licensed Taxicab Drivers for Credit Card Scam Resulting in the Theft of Nearly $40,000 |
| 2016-12-14 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Joint Probe Leads to Arrest of Property Owner on Bribery and Endangerment Charges |
| 2016-12-13 |
Fraud, other |
Indicted |
|
|
DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters, NYS Attorney General ric T. Schneiderman and NYS Department of Financial Services Superintendant Maria T. Vullo Jointly Announce Indictments of 13 Current and Former City Fire and Police Department Employees in Half Million Dollar Supplemental Insurance Fraud Scams |
| 2016-12-13 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement from DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2016-12-09 |
Contraband smuggling |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Correction Officer on Contraband Charge |
| 2016-11-30 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
Statement From DOI Commissioner Mark G. Peters |
| 2016-11-29 |
Drug offenses |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
New York City Firefighter Charged in Narcotics Sales: Drugs Sold in Front of Firehouse and Near Schools |
| 2016-11-22 |
Assault and cover-ups |
Indicted |
|
|
Two NYC Department of Correction Officers Indicted in Beating of Inmate and Cover-up |
| 2016-11-10 |
Assault and cover-ups
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Guilty Pleas of a Department of Correction Captain and Two Officers in Connection with Assault of Inmate and Cover-up Scheme |
| 2016-11-09 |
Extortion |
Indicted |
|
|
Former New York City Building Inspector and the Owner of a Demolition Company Indicted for Extortion |
| 2016-11-04 |
Deaths and reckless endangerment
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Conviction of Excavation Company Supervisor in 2015 Death of Construction Worker in Meatpacking District |
| 2016-11-01 |
Embezzlement |
Indicted |
$400K |
|
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Indictment of Non-Profit Employee for Allegedly Diverting $400,000 for Personal Use |
| 2016-10-31 |
Bribery and kickbacks |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
DOI Investigation Leads to Arrest of City Fire Inspector on Bribery and Related Charges During Off-Duty Conduct |
| 2016-10-27 |
Assault and cover-ups
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Convictions of Four Correction Officers in Inmate Assault and Related Cover-up |
| 2016-10-09 |
Uncategorised
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on the Passing of Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson |
| 2016-10-07 |
Benefits fraud
DOI statement |
|
$1.8M |
$1.8M |
DOI Statement on Prison Sentence for Former City Human Resources Administration Employee for Public Assistance Fraud Totaling Approximately $1.8 Million |
| 2016-10-04 |
Uncategorised |
|
|
|
Smoke Alarm and Other Safety Deficiencies in NYCHA Public Housing |
| 2016-09-30 |
Sexual misconduct |
Charged or arrested |
|
|
Investigation Leads to Arrest of Department of Correction Captain on Forcible Touching and Sexual Abuse Charges |
| 2016-09-27 |
Benefits fraud |
Charged or arrested |
$1.3M |
|
Six Individuals Charged with Participating in Large-Scale Government Benefits Fraud |
| 2016-09-16 |
Racketeering and violent crime
DOI statement |
|
|
|
DOI Statement on Investigation that Resulted in Prison Sentences for Six Correction Department Officers and Employees in Gang Assault and Cover-up |
| 2016-09-07 |
Uncategorised
DOI report |
|
|
|
Department of Investigation Statement on The New York City Police Department’s Response to Report on Quality-of-life Summonses |