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Reports

Unfounded Allegations of Misuse of NPS Funds

Report Number
18-0283

The OIG investigated allegations that a former National Park Service (NPS) superintendent held visitor donations in a private investment account instead of a U.S. Treasury account as required by NPS policy and may have personally benefited from the funds. We found no evidence of misuse or personal gain. We analyzed the account and found no withdrawals or transfers; all the donations remained in the account. Although holding the funds in a private investment account violated NPS policy, we found the superintendent was following procedures established by his predecessors.

Investigation
National Park Service

United States

Tribal Member Convicted of Mail Fraud for Submitting a False Claim to the OST

Report Number
17-0228

The OIG investigated the alleged theft of a U.S. Treasury check paid to Cheryle Jordan for land that Jordan sold through the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI’s) Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations. Jordan filed a claim with the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians (OST) stating she never received the check. After Jordan filed her claim, however, the OST determined the check had been cashed. We determined Jordan falsely reported the check as stolen. Jordan admitted she mailed a false claim to fraudulently obtain a second check. She subsequently pleaded guilty in U.S.

Investigation
Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians

, MT, United States

Verification Review of Recommendations 48, 49, 50, and 53 from the Report Titled “A New Horizon: Looking to the Future of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement” (Report No. CR-EV-MMS-0015-2010)

Report Number
2018-EAU-022

We reviewed four recommendations (recommendations 48 – 50 and 53) in our 2010 report on the future of BOEMRE to determine whether the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), now responsible for those recommendations, had fulfilled them. We confirmed that BSEE has resolved, implemented, and closed the recommendations.

Other
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

United States

Indian Affairs Offices' Poor Recordkeeping and Coordination Threaten Impact of Tiwahe Initiative

Report Number
2017-ER-018

We evaluated the policies and practices of the Office of Indian Services and the Office of Self Governance, two organizations within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs (AS-IA) that manage aspects of distributing appropriated funds to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.

Inspection / Evaluation
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

The Blackfeet Tribe Generally Complied with Bureau of Indian Affairs Agreements

Report Number
2017-FIN-065

We audited four agreements for law enforcement, tribal court, and the general assistance services, between the Blackfeet Tribe and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to determine whether: (1) the BIA oversaw the agreements in accordance with applicable Federal laws and regulations and BIA guidelines; (2) the costs were reasonable, supported, allowable, and allocable under Federal laws, regulations, and provisions of the contract; and (3) the Blackfeet Tribe complied with contract terms, Federal laws, and BIA guidance. We found that the BIA oversaw the law enforcement, tribal court and gene

Audit
Bureau of Indian Affairs

United States

Audit of Contract Nos. R11AV60120 and R12AV60002 Between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Crow Tribe

Report Number
2017-FIN-040

We audited the interim costs incurred by the Crow Tribe under two contracts (Contract Nos. R11AV60120 and R12AV60002) with the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to fund various improvements to tribal water systems. For this audit, we reviewed $13,835,511 of the $20,999,510 in costs the Tribe claimed between October 1, 2014, and March 31, 2017. We found that the Tribe did not track and report its use of Federal funds in accordance with contract terms, applicable Federal laws and regulations, and USBR guidelines.

Audit
Bureau of Reclamation

United States

Verification Review – Recommendations for the Evaluation Report Titled Operation and Management of the Brinkerhoff Lodge at Grand Teton National Park (2015-WR-019)

Report Number
2018-WR-054

We reviewed six recommendations (Recommendations 3 and 5 – 9) presented in our September 2015 evaluation report titled Operation and Management of the Brinkerhoff Lodge at Grand Teton National Park, to verify that the National Park Service has implemented them. We confirmed that all six recommendations have been resolved and implemented.

Other
National Park Service

United States

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