Saturday, July 23, 2022

Inspector General Vows to Continue with Ongoing and Unprecedented Commitment to Transparency by Releasing Contemporaneous Letters, and Past Historical Findings

 

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State Inspector General Lucy Lang today made public a number of letters, recent and historic, arising from investigations undertaken by her office. These letters, which the Inspector General sends to public officials and agencies regarding allegations of misconduct or wrongdoing, provide information on the ultimate investigative findings by the Inspector General.

Recent letters being released today include:
Inspector General Lang also made public the remainder of investigative letters issued in 2012 and announced that going forward, every subsequent year’s previously non-public investigative letters will be provided in accordance with the agency’s Transparency Initiative, on a year by year basis.    

Inspector General Lang said: “New Yorkers deserve to know how our State is working for them, and what is being done what it isn’t. The publication of these historical letters is another step towards peeling back the veil that has shrouded New York government for far too long. The outstanding public servants of the Offices of the Inspector General will continue to make sure that New York is living up to its ideals of transparency, equity, and integrity.”

Letters released today from 2012:These letters to state agencies and commissions outline relevant investigatory findings and recommendations on matters that were referred to the office. The materials are now available on the “Public Information” page of www.ig.ny.gov (note the filters for “Reports” and “Letters” on the left-hand column).

The Office of Inspector General is charged with the mission of monitoring, investigating, and combating fraud, waste and abuse with jurisdiction over more than one-hundred New York State agencies, authorities, and commissions. The ongoing proactive publication of such materials is part of the Inspector General’s Government Transparency Initiative, as mandated by Governor Kathy Hochul. Portions of the records have been redacted due to privacy concerns and exemptions from disclosure as mandated by New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

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