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@DOI_OIGNYPD
are the only authentic Department of Investigation pages on Twitter. These accounts are run by a New York City government agency.
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DOI was proud to stand alongside
@ManhattanDA
and
@NYCHousing
to announce indictments in a wide-ranging construction industry fraud that targeted a program aimed to level the field for minority and women-owned businesses.
Full release:
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DOI finds range of deficiencies with the issuance and revocation of parking permits and the enforcement of laws relating to these permits, issuing 11 recommendations for improvement.
Read DOI’s report here:
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“Parking permit abuse obstructs streets and sidewalks, creating potentially dangerous conditions, and a lack of enforcement of parking laws sends a message of special treatment that weakens public confidence in City government.” -DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber
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The former head of two publicly-funded nonprofits was sentenced today and ordered to pay restitution of $450,000 for stealing from those organizations. DOI thanks
@ManhattanDA
and
@NewYorkStateIG
for their partnership in this case.
Read the full release:
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DOI was at 2 Penn Plaza yesterday along with
@NYC_Buildings
,
@ManhattanDA
and
@OSHA_DOL
getting the word out about construction site safety, including how to report hazards and fraud and where to receive the required training in New York City.
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Former NYPD Inspector Howard Redmond pled guilty today to obstructing DOI’s investigation into ex-Mayor de Blasio’s misuse of his security detail. DOI thanks
@ManhattanDA
for prosecuting.
Read more about the Redmond case here:
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DOI’s
@NYCHealthSystem
Inspector General,
@NYPD71Pct
,
@NYPDNews
& H+H Police joined together to thank our healthcare
#heroes
on the frontlines of the
#COVID19
fight at
@KingsCountyHosp
yesterday afternoon.
#HealthcareHeroes
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30 arrested by DOI &
@ManhattanDA
related to parking placard abuse & selling of fraudulent placards. More here:
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DOI's investigation found: NYPD lacked a clearly defined strategy to respond to the protests; used "disorder control" tactics that may have provoked confrontations between police/protestors. 1/6
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An FDNY EMT is charged with stealing cash from a DOI undercover investigator posing as a patient in his ambulance. DOI conducted the integrity test with assists from
@FDNY
and
@NYCHealthSystem
.
@QueensDAKatz
is prosecuting.
Read more here:
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Today,
@DOI_OIGNYPD
released a report that examined the relationship between NYPD overtime hours and various Negative Policing Outcomes (“NPOs”), including lawsuits, civilian complaints of misconduct, uses of force and more.
Read the report/press release:
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An NYC Correction officer claimed he skipped out on work because a female supervisor berated him on the way to the men’s locker room, but video evidence told a different story. The result: a guilty plea and loss of employment. Read the full release here:
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On International Nurses Day, DOI joined together with
@NYPDnews
,
@NYPD107Pct
and
@NYCHealthSystem
police to thank our
#healthcareheroes
on the frontlines of the
#COVID19
at H+H Queens Hospital.
#ClapBecauseWeCare
#NursesDay2020
#NursesWeek
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ICYMI: DOI joined together with the
@NYPDnews
@NYPD23Pct
&
@NYCHealthSystem
Police to celebrate NYC's
#healthcareheroes
at H+H/Metropolitan yesterday in East Harlem. We're proud to support our
#firstresponders
!
#COVID19
#Clapbecausewecare
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Commissioner Margaret Garnett & former U.S. Attorney for SDNY
@PreetBharara
talk about the importance of government
#whistleblowers
& NYC’s uncommon obligation on public servants to report wrongdoing in today’s
@nytimes
opinion:
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DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber: “DOI thanks the
@ManhattanDA
's Office & all our partners on this important prosecution for their commitment to combat construction fraud in NYC and to protect the City's initiatives to develop affordable housing and advance legitimate M/WBEs.”
We will not tolerate fraud in the construction industry, particularly at the expense of New York’s workers. Today we announced the guilty plea of Lawrence Wecker, Joseph Guinta & their companies for engaging in a wide-ranging construction fraud scheme:
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DOI,
@ManhattanDA
and
@NYC_Buildings
announce indictment of training school for issuing safety certificates and cards without providing the actual training.
Read about DOI’s recommendations:
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DOI &
@ManhattanDA
announce arrests of eight individuals for submitting forged parking placards in an effort to have parking tickets dismissed. Read the release here:
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DOI issues report on the NYPD's response to the protests in NYC after George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis Police Officer. Read the report here:
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Partnership of DOI,
@NewYorkFBI
&
@SDNYNews
leads to conviction of NYC Correction Officer in cover up.
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DOI investigation with
@SDNYNews
,
@HSINewYork
,
@HUDOIG
,
@DOLOIG
results in largest number of federal bribery charges brought on a single day in Department of Justice history.
Read more here:
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DOI was proud to stand alongside
@BronxDAClark
and
@NYC_Buildings
Acting Commissioner Vilenchik today to announce manslaughter and other charges in the death of a construction worker at a site where safety protocols were allegedly ignored.
Full release:
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DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber discussed fraud amid the COVID-19 pandemic today at
@NYLawSchool
with
@newyorkstateIG
Lucy Lang, Co-Chief of Pubic Corruption Unit at
@SDNYNews
Rebekah Donaleski and Director of
@NYCMayor
's Office of Risk Management and Compliance Marjorie Landa.
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DOI / OIG-NYPD issues report on
#NYPD
compliance with rules governing
#investigations
of political activity
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DOI is grateful for our 2023 Legal Fellow Mirelis Gonzalez, who will return to Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in January.
Gonzalez, a
@FordhamLawNYC
grad, played an key role in many investigations during her year at the agency as part of
@NYCMayorsOffice
's Legal Fellows Program.
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DOI's Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD releases fifth annual report. Read it here:
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A construction company owner and his foreman were convicted today in connection with a wall collapse that killed Brooklyn worker Luis Almonte Sanchez. DOI investigated with
@BrooklynDA
,
@NYC_Buildings
and
@USDOL
.
Full release:
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Commissioner Garnett and DOI staff joined together today with
@NYPD52Pct
,
@NYPDnews
detectives, &
@NYCHealthSystem
Police to deliver pizzas and celebrate NYC's
#healthcareheroes
working at H+H/North Central Bronx Hospital. Thank you for your service!
#ClapBecauseWeCare
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DOI joins City & State partners to announce state-wide wage theft initiative; multiple cases involving stolen wages.
#EndWageTheft
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DOI stands with its law enforcement partners and sends heartfelt condolences to the family and colleagues of NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia.
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DOI’s
@NYCHealthSystem
Inspector General joined today w/
@NYPD23Pct
,
@NYPDnews
Detectives & H+H Police to thank our
#healthcareheroes
at Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. Thank you for serving on the frontlines of the fight against
#COVID19
!
#ClapBecauseWeCare
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A City Correction officer was arrested on charges that she ordered staffers to falsely complete a suicide prevention refresher course for dozens of colleagues. DOI investigated with
@BronxDAClark
.
Read more about this case:
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Congratulations to new Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark! DOI looks forward to our continued partnership.
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A rigging company owner whose employees were dispatched to the tops of iconic skyscrapers across Manhattan for maintenance and repair work was charged today with stealing nearly $170K in wages and not having insurance.
Read more here:
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All
@CorrectionNYC
staff members must successfully pass through magnetometer
#metaldetectors
before entering a facility. This video of a DOI
#integrity
test at one of those detention centers shows that isn’t always happening:
#Security
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DOI &
@ManhattanDA
inv. results in 30 arrests for fraudulent parking placards. More here:
#placardcorruption
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DOI’s NYPD IG Eure: Making NYPD’s U visa prog. more consistent/transparent protects immigrants; makes NYC safer
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DOI and our partners from
@manhattanda
and
@NYPDnews
took down a multi-million-dollar commercial construction bribery scheme. As charged, the defendants rigged the subcontractor bidding process for eight luxury Manhattan projects.
Read the full release:
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An unlicensed labor broker was sentenced today for a reckless insurance fraud scheme that left his construction workers and their families with little or no coverage. DOI investigated with
@ManhattanDA
and
@NewYorkStateIG
.
Full release:
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UPDATE: Correction Officer at center of DOI contraband smuggling inv gets 2-6 yrs in prison; pled guilty last month:
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DOI investigation w/
@EDNYnews
&
@DEAHQ
results in arrests of 2
@CorrectionNYC
officers, multiple inmates & associates in contraband smuggling schemes:
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DOI Commissioner Mark Peters and
@BrooklynDA
Eric Gonzalez recover stolen wages for workers for private construction co on several City school projects.
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DOI Comm Mark Peters:
#Congratulations
to our Peace Officers on their
#graduation
& becoming sworn law enforcement officers.
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Commissioner Margaret Garnett: This corrupt scheme undermined fair access to
#affordablehousing
in Brooklyn…we are holding those accountable whose alleged actions manipulated the process. Read more on today’s arrests w/
@BrooklynDA
:
#MitchellLama
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A NYCHA caretaker was charged with stealing nearly $6,000 in time from the City by clocking in and then returning to his home on 19 occasions. DOI investigated with
@ManhattanDA
.
Read more here:
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.
@NYC_DOI
K-9 Buster and handler Karla are ready for duty! Buster has been officially certified to conduct searches as the newest member of DOI’s K-9 unit!
#goldenretriever
#k9
#workingdogs
#dogsoftwitter
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#constructionsafetyweek
begins today. DOI stands with
@nyc_buildings
and our law enforcement partners as we work year-round to ensure construction site safety across the City.
#ConstructionSafetyWeek
starts today!
We'll be holding safety-centric events all week and sharing the latest tips on how to stay safe on the job site, so make sure to give us a follow!
And remember, safety starts with you!
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A third City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene employee pled guilty today in connection with the theft and misuse of gift cards meant for HIV and AIDS research participants. DOI worked the investigation with
@QueensDAKatz
Read more about here:
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DOI turns 150 today, and the only thing on our wishlist is a corruption-free New York City.
In lieu of gifts, please report suspected corruption by City agencies, contractors and nonprofits at or 212-3-NYC-DOI.
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.
@bradlander
@JumaaneWilliams
@Vanessalgibson
on
#NYPD
response to
@oignypd
report on Quality-of-Life enforcement:
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“This defendant, as charged, tried to end-run the City’s permitting process, offering a bribe to a City employee... The City employee, who had received DOI’s anti-corruption training, promptly and properly reported the alleged offer to DOI...” - DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber
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ICYMI: Read DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber’s Remarks at the 192nd CityLaw Breakfast on Thursday, May 9, 2024
@NYLawSchool
:
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DOI investigation finds
@NYPDnews
Special Victims Division adult sex crime units have only 67 detectives with a 2017 caseload of 5,661
#investigations
:
#NYPD
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Bribery &
#Corruption
are a trap. Be part of the solution. Report these crimes to DOI.
#CorruptionItsATrap
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More than 30 vehicles with lights and sirens drove by
@KingsCountyHosp
to show NYC’s appreciation and thanks to our
#healthcareheroes
!
#ClapBecauseWeCare
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ICYMI: DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett & former U.S. Attorney for SDNY
@PreetBharara
penned op-ed on the need for more government
#whistleblowers
& how NYC is getting it right:
@nytopinion
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Special thanks to the
@BrooklynDA
team for their partnership on this complex case & for adding to the safety of all
#newyorkers
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DOI Commissioner Mark Peters &
@BrooklynDA
Eric Gonzalez gave over $700K in restitution to 5 workers this morning who were cheated out of their wages on public projects, making their holiday season a little brighter. Read more here:
#endwagetheft
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DOI and
@ManhattanDA
announced the indictment of a man on a charge of possessing more than $115,000 of encrypted two-way radios from NYC Department of Sanitation trucks.
Read more about the case here:
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DOI 2017 statistics show gains in
#arrests
,
#investigations
&
#reform
that strengthen NYC operations:
#anticorruption
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DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett keynotes today’s Citywide Seminar on Ethics in Government. Terrific gathering; thank you
@NYCCOIB
and
@NYLawSchool
. To read the keynote, click this link:
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DOI issues rpt on NYPD’s handling of the U visa certification program for undocumented crime victims. Read it here:
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Dozens arrested by DOI &
@ManhattanDA
for fake NYC parking placards. More here:
#placardcorruption
@NYC_DOT
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DOI First Deputy Commissioner Lesley Brovner on the most satisfying aspect of fighting
#corruption
! Full video:
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.
@DOI_OIGNYPD
today released its report on NYPD's Criminal Group Database.
Read the press release and entire report here:
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A pedicab driver was charged with offering a bribe to a
@hellodcwp
inspector in order to obtain official registration stickers outside the normal lottery process. DOI investigated with
@manhattanda
.
Read more here:
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DOI investigation w/
@AGSchneiderman
results in additional arrests of City employees for insurance fraud:
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ICYMI: Joint investigation by DOI,
@ManhattanDA
and
@NYSLabor
resulted in the repayment last week of $50,000 in wages to former employees of a now-defunct electrical company.
Read more here:
Today we announced the first ever repayment of wages to workers through our Office’s Stolen Wage Fund, created in partnership with
@NYSLabor
. “When Manhattan workers are taken advantage of by unscrupulous employers, we are fiercely committed to making them whole.” - D.A. Bragg.
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A construction company owner was sentenced to up to four years in prison today for the death of a worker at this Brooklyn job site where warnings about dangerous conditions went unheeded. DOI investigated with
@BrooklynDA
.
Read more here:
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DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett: “I congratulate Police Commissioner O’Neill on his esteemed career and steadfast leadership with the NYPD and I am grateful for the partnership he provided on issues of importance over the past year."
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Congratulations to the fourth graduating class of
@NYC_DOI
’s Peace Officer Academy — our frontlines in the fight against corruption in NYC 🎉🎉
#peaceofficer
#anticorruption
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DOI’s Office of Inspector General for the NYPD issued a report today identifying gaps in NYPD’s handling of complaints of racial profiling and other types of biased policing:
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Comm Peters w/
@ManhattanDA
Vance at
#OSHA
10 exchange program. For info on free OSHA-10
#construction
training's call DOI @ 212-825-2413
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We have a right to expect a government free of
#fraud
,
#corruption
and
#abuse
. DOI is the lead investigative agency in NYC to root it out. CC:
@ManhattanDA
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DOI Comm. Peters issues statement on misleading use of 2013 NYC Board of Election report:
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Read DOI Commissioner Margaret Garnett's OpEd in
@NYDNOpinions
about how democracy depends on empowered watchdogs:
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DOI Comm. says strengthening NYPD U visa program ensures immigrants are protected and feel safe to report crimes.
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“No one should have to live in the conditions that the defendant’s tenants endured, as alleged in the Indictment." -DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber at
@ManhattanDA
press conference today.
Read more about the case:
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An unlicensed labor broker pled guilty today to an insurance fraud scheme that included lying about work his employees were performing to help save more than $1 million in premiums. DOI investigated with
@ManhattanDA
and
@NewYorkStateIG
.
Full release:
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