Good morning to all from Washington, DC. Today OIG posts a report and provides news about enforcement actions. As always, you can use the links provided to go directly to the new material. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson Counties’ (Texas) Financial Management Practices and Systems Did Not Always Meet Federal Requirements http://go.usa.gov/rsRF The Economic Opportunities Development Corporation of Atascosa, Karnes, and Wilson Counties (EODC), a nonprofit agency that operates a Head Start program at various locations in three Texas counties, claimed $372,000 in unallowable costs and $44,000 in potentially unreasonable or unsupported costs. In addition, EODC did not: (1) Pay salaries and payments for unused vacation in accordance with Federal requirements and personnel policies; (2) Segregate duties related to bank reconciliations and inventory procedures and ensure that only authorized personnel had access to the accounting system; (3) Have written policies that adequately addressed conflicts of interest and did not have any written policies that addressed the procurement of consultants; (4) Properly value donated space, land, and buildings in claiming non-Federal share; and (5) Adequately document in-kind non-Federal share for volunteer services and ensure that they were allowable. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided EODC $174,000 in funding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 13, 2012; U.S. Department of Justice Four Individuals Charged in Detroit for Alleged Roles in Medicare Fraud Scheme http://go.usa.gov/yWn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 13, 2012; U.S. Attorney; Western District of North Carolina Shelby Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid of $6.1 Million http://go.usa.gov/yWn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ September 12, 2012; U.S. Attorney; Central District of California Los Angeles Doctor Convicted of Health Care Fraud for Submitting to Medicare about $1 Million in Bills for Tests Never performed http://go.usa.gov/yWn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Enforcement Actions Updated http://go.usa.gov/pqp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ That’s all we have for today. If we can be of any further assistance, please send an Email to public.affairs@oig.hhs.gov I hope your week has gone well and you are able to enjoy the upcoming weekend. Marc Wolfson – Office of External Affairs OIG’s privacy policy can be found at http://oig.hhs.gov/notices/privacy-notice.asp
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OIG posts report and news about enforcement actions - 9/14
