Patel, 31, was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison in March after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of making an illegal monetary transaction. He was also ordered to pay the Jaguars restitution for the thefts. The vast majority of the $22 million Patel stole were gambling … [Read more…]
OIG identified three management and performance challenges confronting USAID in FY 2025: Read the full report at the link here – https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/TMC_FY_2025-FINAL.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
USAID OIG initiated an investigation into an allegation that a GS-14 USAID employee worked remotely in North Carolina while receiving locality pay for the Washington, DC, area. OIG found that the employee worked primarily in North Carolina between October 2022 and April 2023 and received locality pay adjustments for Federal employees working in the Washington, … [Read more…]
USAID OIG initiated an investigation into an allegation that a former employee of a USAID grantee embezzled Agency funds. OIG found that the former grantee employee stole more than $193,000 from programs in Zambia funded by USAID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Navy, and the National Institutes of Health. The individual … [Read more…]
USAID OIG initiated an investigation into an allegation that a former USAID mission director was the client of a commercial sex ring. OIG worked with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security to investigate the allegations. They found evidence showing that the former mission director posted online reviews of over 40 sex workers … [Read more…]
Do you remember that back in June 2024, USAID issued a statement to prohibit financial transactions using USAID funding to UNRWA? Indeed, since then, USAID contractors and recipients cannot use USAID funds for subawards, subcontracts, or vendor agreements, at any tier, with UNRWA. Today, we learnt that a Hamas top commander in Lebanon who was … [Read more…]
Interactive Research and Development South Africa NPC (IRD SA) has agreed to pay $671,914 to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) false claims for payment related to employees of IRD SA who were allegedly not working. In October 2019, USAID … [Read more…]
Burlington, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Carleena Graham, 56, of Accokeek, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of wire fraud. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford released Graham on conditions pending sentencing on December 15, 2023. On May 31, 2023, the United … [Read more…]