Senior Investigator, Audit, Oversight & Investigation

About the Office of the Inspector General (OIG or Office)

Since its creation as the nation's first state-level inspector general's office, the Massachusetts OIG has been at the forefront of promoting effective government and the responsible use of public money and property. The OIG is an independent agency charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse in the use of public funds and public property. By statute, the Inspector General (IG) has broad authority to oversee the use of state, local and federal funds by state and local governments, as well as by those who receive government funds or use public property. This includes state agencies, counties, cities, towns, quasi-governmental authorities and districts, as well as individuals, corporations and not-for-profit organizations that do business with the government.

The Office is led by the Inspector General of the Commonwealth, who is appointed by the Governor, Attorney General and Auditor "...solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, investigation, or criminal justice administration." M.G.L. c. 12A, § 2.

The OIG is organized into three bureaus: Specialty & General Government, Legal & Compliance, and Operations, Training & Publications. Each bureau contains divisions that focus on specific agencies, issues or functions. Together the bureaus work to prevent and detect waste, fraud and abuse of public resources in the Commonwealth. Additional information about the office may be found at Welcome to the Office of the Inspector General | Mass.gov. 

The OIG enabling statute is Chapter 12A of the Massachusetts General Laws (Chapter 12A). Further details may be found at Chapter 12A (malegislature.gov).

The Legal and Compliance Bureau 

The Legal and Compliance Bureau is managed by the General Counsel. This bureau consists of three divisions: The Office of the General Counsel; Audit, Oversight and Investigations; and Government Outreach and Public Policy. The Office of the General Counsel provides legal support across the office related to human resources, procurements, compliance, litigation and investigations. The Audit, Oversight and Investigations Division investigates possible fraud, waste and abuse of public resources across state and local government. The Government Outreach and Public Policy Division oversee the OIG's government outreach, municipal engagement, and policy and legislative initiatives and is responsible for legislative mandates such as the review of land dispositions. 

Audit, Oversight & Investigation

The Audit, Oversight & Investigation Division (AOI) investigates allegations of fraud, waste and abuse of public resources across state and local government, excluding agencies covered by another OIG Division. The division often works closely with other agencies, municipalities, law enforcement state and federal prosecutors. AOI may be investigating claims of public corruption or other wrongdoing in a number of public sectors, such as education, energy, housing, public administration, public construction, public safety, public works and social services. AOI also investigates and reports on the misuse of public funds, even when no crime or civil action is involved.

An important source of information comes from the public through the OIG's confidential, 24-hour hotline for reporting fraud, waste and abuse of public funds and property. These complaints can develop into full investigations or are redirected to the appropriate agency if it falls outside our jurisdiction.

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