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Proof that the Department of Interior has become the home of criminals

 


It would seem that the Department of Interior is quickly becoming a place where scammers are comfortable, as will be shown. The tax dollars from hard working Americans are not being managed correctly, nor is the employment and contract management handling their jobs correctly. People need to be made aware of this fact, as this means millions are going for criminal purposes. If this has been found, there could be far more hidden instances with smarter criminals.

Budget Analyst

Here, via a Department of OIG report, is what one budget analyst did.

“We substantiated that, from May 2020 to June 2021, Robinson embezzled at least $56,000 from the FWS when she used her Government travel and purchase cards to make a series of personal purchases. We also found that Robinson altered her monthly Government travel and purchase statements by removing the personal transactions and totals in an attempt to conceal the thefts. She then digitally certified the statements and provided them to her supervisor, who reviewed them as part of the supervisory oversight and reconciliation process.”

Credit Card Fraud

Here, via another OIG report, is abuse of multiple credit cards by another DOI employee.

“Martinez formerly served as an Administrative Assistant, Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in Lakewood, Colorado. Our investigation found that, from January 2012 to April 2019, Martinez used Government credit cards issued to her and other BIA employees to defraud the Government of over $800,000. Over the course of her scheme, Martinez made multiple unauthorized purchases of goods and services from legitimate vendors and directed unauthorized payments from Government credit cards into various fictitious vendor accounts she created and controlled. To conceal the true nature of her purchases, Martinez regularly submitted altered and fictitious receipts, invoices, and other documentation to BIA in support of the unauthorized purchases.”

“Additionally, we found that, in January 2019, Martinez submitted loan applications to two banks in which she falsely inflated her gross annual income and included a falsified DOI earnings statement for support. Martinez received the loans, totaling over $12,000. In February 2019, she unsuccessfully attempted to discharge those loans when she listed them in her bankruptcy filings.”

“We also determined that from approximately August 2020 to March 2021 Martinez misused a Government fleet card, intended exclusively for fueling Government vehicles, for personal use on multiple occasions. During the same period, she also used a Government owned vehicle for unauthorized personal use, including for vacation travel and personal errands. The total loss due to Martinez’s misuse of the fleet card and Government owned vehicle totaled over $2,000.”

Contract Abuses

Here, from yet another OIG report, is how a contractor inappropriately got millions in DOI contracts.

“We determined that from January 1, 2017, to October 6, 2022, the contractor falsely obtained 241 IEE and ISBEE contracts totaling over $10.7 million from the BIA and BIE. We confirmed that the company’s President and Owner fraudulently self-certified to be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. In addition, we confirmed that, as to at least five contracts, the contractor failed to comply with at least one—and sometimes more than one—of the relevant requirements. In particular, the contractor failed on specific contracts to retain the majority of contract earnings, did not possess the management or technical capabilities directly related to multiple IEE and ISBEE set-aside contracts, and failed to perform at least 50 percent of the work, all in violation of the U.S. Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation pertaining to the Buy Indian Act.”

Unemployment Scam

In yet another discovery, shown in an OIG report, is where a DOI employee worked full time and received unemployment.

“We found that, from April 2020 through July 2020, the NPS employee received $11,295 in combined UI and FPUC benefits from Mississippi while he was a full-time Federal employee. Our review of his UI/FPUC application documents revealed that he falsely answered “no” to the question of whether he was employed with the Federal Government, which made him eligible to receive UI benefits. Additionally, he subsequently submitted 15 false weekly self-certifications to Mississippi, in which he identified himself as unemployed with no reportable earnings. These self-certifications allowed him to continue receiving the UI and FPUC weekly benefits.”

The DOI seems to have become the home of scammers. This is what happens when a government grows too large and not functioning for the citizens of the nation. This is just four instances of criminal activity, but this is millions in embezzlement. The taxpayers should demand better hiring processes put into place and better monitoring of those hired.

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