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2021 Calendar Year-End Statistics

Date Published:: 2022-03-07
Description:: Daniel G. Cort, Acting Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), announced today the agency’s statistics for Calendar Year-end (“CY”) 2021, which covers January 1, 2021 through December 31,
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Statistics
Report Type:: Press Releases

Press Release Report

Date Published:: 2022-02-08
Description:: 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
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Housing
Report Type:: Press Releases

Press Release

Date Published:: 2021-12-13
Description:: Acting Commissioner Cort said, “DOI’s Report exposes the long-standing and continuing problems with the City’s Lifeguard Division, revealing leadership and management failures; a lack of accountability and transparency.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Parks and Recreation
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI Report on Corruption Vulnerabilities in the City's Oversight and Administration of Not-for-Profit Human Services Contracts

Date Published:: 2021-11-10
Description:: Margaret Garnett, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), issued a Report today on the “Corruption Vulnerabilities in the City’s Oversight and Administration of Not-for-Profit Human Services Contracts,” which provides 23 recommendations for reform.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Vendors and Contracts
Report Type:: Press Releases

Sharing Police Body worn Camera Footage In New York City

Date Published:: 2021-11-05
Description:: The Department of Investigation’s (“DOI”) Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (“OIG-NYPD”) issued a Report today examining how NYPD’s body-worn camera (“BWC”) footage is used by five agencies in New York City that oversee and monitor police accountability.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police - Discipline and Police - Community Relations
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI's Investigation into Mayor de Blasio's Security Detail

Date Published:: 2021-10-07
Description:: A report on three allegations involving the misuse of the Mayor's security detail and fourth allegation DOI probed on whether the Mayor's presidential campaign repaid the City of New York the costs associated with the travel of the Mayor's security detail during his campaign trips in 2019.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Officials and Employees and Mayor (Name)
Report Type:: Press Releases

Violations of Lead-Based Paint Abatement Regulations at the New York City Housing Authority

Date Published:: 2020-12-10
Description:: DOI, in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigative Division and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General, launched a joint investigation into lead paint abatement practices at NYCHA.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Hazardous Materials and Housing - Low Income
Report Type:: Press Releases

Press Release Report

Date Published:: 2020-10-01
Description:: DOI REPORT FINDS SERIOUS GAPS IN ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD (ECB) FINES; ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Environment
Report Type:: Press Releases

Calendar Year End 2019 Statistics

Date Published:: 2020-02-25
Description:: In 2019, DOI continued its commitment to protecting New York City from corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse and rooting out municipal corruption through arrests, investigations, and recommendations for agency reforms.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Statistics
Report Type:: Press Releases

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

Date Published:: 2019-12-05
Description:: An examination of certain aspects of HRA Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA) program, a rental assistance program that is designed to provide permanent, stable housing to qualified DHS clients. The Report found several deficiencies in processes and practice related to SOTA.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Homeless Persons
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI’S OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE NYPD AND NYPD JOINTLY ANNOUNCE IMPROVEMENTS TO NYPD’S POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND TRAINING ON OFFICER WELLN

Date Published:: 2019-09-24
Description:: DOI, OIG-NYPD and NYPD jointly announce improvements to policies, practices and training on officer wellness and safety.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police
Report Type:: Press Releases

EXAMINATION BY DOI’S OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE NYPD IDENTIFIES DEFICIENCIES AND RECOMMENDS IMPROVEMENTS IN HOW NYPD HANDLES COMPLAINTS O

Date Published:: 2019-06-26
Description:: DOI/OIG-NYPD findings of an examination into how NYPD investigates and tracks complaints of biased policing against NYPD officers
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police - Community Relations
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI’s OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUES 2019 ASSESSMENT OF LITIGATION DATA INVOLVING NYPD

Date Published:: 2019-04-30
Description:: 2019 Assessment of Litigation Data Involving NYPD, pursuant to a 2017 law passed by City Council (Local Law No. 166 of 2017). The report assesses NYPD's ongoing efforts to track and analyze data from claims and lawsuits, with a particular focus on the Department's early intervention system.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police - Discipline
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI ISSUES FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT ON CALENDAR YEAR 2018 INVESTIGATIONS BY ITS OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Date Published:: 2019-04-01
Description:: DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD, Fifth Annual Report on investigations and recommendations made in Calendar Year 2018 to the NYC Police Department. In addition the Report updates the status of recommendations made previously that have not been fully adopted by the NYPD.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI Report Finds ACS Did Not Sufficiently Hold Foster Care Providers Accountable for Safety of Children in Their Care

Date Published:: 2018-10-12
Description:: DOI found ACS often did not ensure providers were adequately addressing concerns of poor safety performance identified in ACS' annual performance measurement process called Scorecard, and did not require providers to focus on addressing safety in its quality improvement mechanism
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Children
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI Investigation Reveals Continuing Failures by The Department of Correction (DOC) to Properly Screen Recruits for Red Flags

Date Published:: 2018-05-03
Description:: A Report detailing the findings of a year-long probe of the City Department of Correction’s (“DOC”) hiring practices for Correction Officers (“COs”), exposing persistent problems at the agency’s Applicant Investigation Unit (“AIU”).
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Correction and Employment
Report Type:: Press Releases

An Investigation of NYPD's Special Victims Division-Adult Sex Crimes

Date Published:: 2018-03-27
Description:: DOI Report detailing the findings of a year-long investigation into how the NYPD Special Victims Division ("SVD") investigates cases involving sexual assaults.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Police
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI Report Finds Serious Security Lapses at Two Correction Department Facilities Allowing Weapons and Drugs into the Facilities

Date Published:: 2018-02-08
Description:: A Report on security lapses at the entrances of two City Department of Correction (“DOC”) detention facilities – one in Manhattan and the second in Brooklyn – exposing serious vulnerabilities in DOC’s security operations.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Correction
Report Type:: Press Releases

Arrests From False Inspections Reported by Certified Asbestos Investigators

Date Published:: 2018-02-01
Description:: A Report on the arrest of 17 Certified Asbestos Investigators on charges of falsely filing documents certifying that planned construction of dozen of properties in Manhattan and Staten Island would not disturb asbestos.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Public Health and Hazardous Materials
Report Type:: Press Releases

NYCHA Public Safety Failures Connected to Gang and Narcotics Activity at Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses

Date Published:: 2018-01-19
Description:: A report detailing NYCHA's continued failure to enforce its Permanent Exclusion policy for dangerous criminal offenses. The investigation also uncovered employees purchasing drugs from tenants and targets of the criminal investigation and other misconduct at NYCHA's Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Crime and Criminals, Drugs, and Housing
Report Type:: Press Releases

Illicit Activities at Hotels Used by the Department of Homeless Services To Provide Shelter to Homeless Families with Children

Date Published:: 2018-01-04
Description:: A Report on DHS commercial hotel procurement process for homeless families with children. The Report found that DHS’ procurement process did not consider criminal activity at prospective hotels prior to placing families with children at those locations.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Homeless Persons
Report Type:: Press Releases

Investigation into False Certification of NYCHA Lead Paint Inspections

Date Published:: 2017-11-14
Description:: A Report on NYCHA failing to conduct mandatory lead paint safety inspection for four years, but submitted false documentation to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development stating that the Authority was in compliance with federal laws that require these inspection to be performed.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Health, Housing, and Compliance
Report Type:: Press Releases

New York City Department of Investigation Failed Large Appliance Inventory Controls at NYCHA

Date Published:: 2017-11-03
Description:: DOI Report on insufficient inventory controls over large appliances at NYCA facilities, which places inventory at risk for theft.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Supplies and Housing
Report Type:: Press Releases

Summary of Investigation into Fraudulent Parking Placards

Date Published:: 2017-10-03
Description:: Summary of Investigation into fraudulent parking placards. Thirty individuals indicted for using forged parking placards to park illegally or to dispute previously issued parking tickets.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Parking and Traffic and Parking
Report Type:: Press Releases

A Report on Theft of Funds by the Former Procurement Director of the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office

Date Published:: 2017-08-03
Description:: This Report discusses former Procurement Director, William Nelson’s theft of Richmond County District Attorney's Office (RCDA) funds, highlights the array of deficiencies in RCDA’s past fiscal practices, and sets forth DOI’s recommendations.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Crime and Criminals and Staten Island
Report Type:: Press Releases

A Report on Corruption in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at the New York City Human Resources Administration

Date Published:: 2017-03-30
Description:: The New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), in partnership with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, criminal investigation of public corruption by an HRA employee involving the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Families and Food
Report Type:: Press Releases

Interim Report on DOI’s Continuing Monitorship of the City’s Rapid Repairs and Build-it-Back Programs

Date Published:: 2017-02-15
Description:: The Department of Investigation, through its Integrity Monitorship Program, has conducted a series of investigations into the City’s reconstruction projects in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Building Construction and Prices
Report Type:: Press Releases

CityTime Investigation: Lessons Learned & Recommendations to Improve New York City’s Management of Large Information Technology Contracts

Date Published:: 2015-07-25
Description:: A Report on the lessons learned from DOI’s criminal investigation that exposed a wide-ranging fraud scheme involving the implementation of the CityTime program.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Vendors and Contracts
Report Type:: Press Releases

Safety Issues Relating to Garbage Hoists Utilized at Certain NYCHA Facilities

Date Published:: 2015-05-06
Description:: A Report examining the death of an on-duty New York City Housing Authority Caretaker at the Coney Island Houses, who was found unresponsive in a garbage hoist.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Housing
Report Type:: Press Releases

Department of Investigation Report on Emergency Communications Transformation Program

Date Published:: 2015-02-06
Description:: An examination of the reasons for ECTP’s failure to deliver a modernized 911 emergency communications system on time and within its original budget. The report discusses the findings of DOI's investigation.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Vendors and Contracts and Cost
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI RELEASES REPORT ON PROGRESS OF NEW YORK CITY BUILD IT BACK PROGRAM

Date Published:: 2014-10-09
Description:: Status Report on DOI’s monitoring of the Build it Back (“BIB”) program that is facilitating the rehabilitation and rebuilding of homes damaged or lost during Hurricane Sandy.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Building Construction
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI ISSUES PRELIMINARY REPORT ON INVESTIGATION INTO DELAYS AND COST OVERRUNS CONNECTED TO THE CITY’S EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM

Date Published:: 2014-08-06
Description:: Preliminary findings and recommendations on DOI’s investigation into delays and cost overruns of the Emergency Communications Transformation Program (“ECTP”), which have been provided to the Mayor and his relevant senior staff.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Cost and Vendors and Contracts
Report Type:: Press Releases

Investigation of Administrative Issues Relating to the Fatal Fire of August 18, 2007 at 130 Liberty Street

Date Published:: 2009-06-19
Description:: A report of DOI's findings and recommendations following a joint investigation with the New York City Fire Department and the New York City Department of Buildings of those two agencies’ inspectional performance at 130 Liberty Street in the months preceding the fire of August 18, 2007.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Buildings and Compliance
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI's Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Esmin Green

Date Published:: 2009-06-19
Description:: A Report on DOI's findings on its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Esmin Green at Kings County Hospital Center.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Health, and Hospitals
Report Type:: Press Releases

A Department of Investigation Examination of Eleven Child Fatalities and One Near Fatality

Date Published:: 2007-08-09
Description:: A report that examined how ACS investigated abuse and neglect allegations in connection with cases that led to the deaths of 11 children, and one near fatality, between October 2005 and July 2006.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Children, Advertising, and Death
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI's Examination of Improper Disposal of Scrap Metal and Environmentally Hazardous Materials by New York City Sanitation Workers

Date Published:: 2007-06-26
Description:: A Report of Findings and Recommendations, the referral for discipline of 51 New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) workers and the arrest of six Sanitation Workers for Official Misconduct.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Environment, Sanitation, and Hazardous Materials
Report Type:: Press Releases

Taxi and Limousine Commission Medallion Auction Report

Date Published:: 2007-05-04
Description:: A Report on the findings and recommendations from DOI's investigation into the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) medallion auctions. The report found that the TLC rules were not consistently applied and that they conflicted with the TLC auction bid form.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Taxicabs
Report Type:: Press Releases

DOI’S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DOHMH INSPECTION OF THE KFC-TACO BELL ON FEBRUARY 22, 2007

Date Published:: 2007-04-09
Description:: DOI’s findings and recommendations from an investigation of DOHMH February 22, 2007 inspection of the KFC-Taco Bell on Sixth Ave. in Greenwich Village. On February 23, a day after Thomas inspected the restaurant and gave it a passing grade, the news media ran stories showing rats scurrying around.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Restaurants, Public Health, and Health
Report Type:: Press Releases

Report on the Use by FDNY Members of Bogus Degrees Issued by St. Regis University

Date Published:: 2007-01-31
Description:: DOI's findings of 14 members of the NYC Fire Department purchased bogus diplomas on the Internet and submitted them to the FDNY in an attempt to meet education requirements. The degrees were bought online from an entity that called itself "St. Regis University."
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Employment and Education
Report Type:: Press Releases

Investigation of Light Duty Abuse by Firefighter John Mayo

Date Published:: 2006-12-11
Description:: A Report on an investigation into the employment status of New York City firefighter JOHN MAYO. The investigation revealed that MAYO had been Absent Without Leave (AWOL) when he should have been on Light Duty performing administrative duties for the FDNY from April until June 2006.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Officials and Employees, Employment, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Press Releases

The New York City Department of Investigation's Findings Regarding Fraud and Financial Mismanagement at The Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club

Date Published:: 2006-10-05
Description:: DOI's findings from a two-year investigation into allegations of wrongdoing and impropriety at the formerly City-funded not for profit Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Crime and Criminals, Youth, and Vendors and Contracts
Report Type:: Press Releases

The Department of Investigation's Investigation into the Activities of FDNY Assistant Commissioner John Clair and FDNY Contractor ScanHealth, Inc.

Date Published:: 2006-02-01
Description:: A report on the activities of FDNY Assistant Commissioner John Clair and FDNY contractor, ScanHealth, Inc. While under contract to provide services to the FDNY, Scanhealth, inappropriately paid for Clair's travel, lodging, meal, and other expenses to attend various functions.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Officials and Employees, Ethics, and Vendors and Contracts
Report Type:: Press Releases

The Department of Investigation’s Examination of Foster Care Services Provided by St. Christopher’s, Inc.

Date Published:: 2005-01-14
Description:: A report regarding some employees of St. Christopher’s, Inc., a Dobbs Ferry, New York-based not-for-profit with more than $56 million in City contracts to oversee up to 690 children in foster boarding homes, engaged in deliberately falsifying files.
Agency:: Investigation, Department of (DOI)
Subject(s):: Children and Charities
Report Type:: Press Releases

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