Office of Inspector General in the News

JEA Investigation
Date: September 23, 2020
Summary: ActionNewsJax Report re: JEA's Invitation to Negotiate #127-19 Release of Management Presentation (2020-0005) and regarding Contract Oversight Review JEA's Invitation to Negotiate #127-19 Process Review (2020-10-0004)

Investigation suggest former Kids Hope Alliance leader may have misused position
Date: September 21, 2020
Summary: Florida Times Union Report re:Investigation into Conduct of Former Kids Hope Alliance CEO (2019-0007WB) and Investigation into Alleged Preferential Treatment (2019-0008)

Inspector General report reveals sex scandal- alleged mismanagement- lack of oversight Kids Hope Alliance
Date: September 21, 2020
Summary: ActionNewsJax Report re: Investigation into Conduct of Former Kids Hope Alliance CEO (2019-0007WB) and Investigation into Alleged Preferential Treatment (2019-0008)

Former Kids Hope Alliance CEO had sex with subordinate - misused funds investigation finds
Date: September 21, 2020
Summary: News4jax Report re: Investigation into Conduct of Former Kids Hope Alliance CEO (2019-0007WB) and Investigation into Alleged Preferential Treatment (2019-0008)

City calls for Jacksonville Housing Authority to fire CEO amid findings of sex acts on the job
Date: October 30, 2019
Summary: Action News Jax Report re: INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY (2018-0012 WB)

Jacksonville Housing CEO fired after report claims he had sex with employees
Date: October 30, 2019
Summary: First Coast News report re:  INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY (2018-0012 WB)

Bombshell Report on Jacksonville housing chief prompts special meeting
Date: October 30, 2019
Summary: News4JAX report re: INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY (2018-0012 WB)

Investigation: Jacksonville housing chief had sex with staffers & tenant
Date: October 28, 2019
Summary: News4Jax reporter Kelly Wiley re:  INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY (2018-0012 WB)

Report: Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO had sexual relationships with employees
Date: October 28, 2019
Summary: Florida Times Union article re: INVESTIGATION OF MISCONDUCT WITHIN JACKSONVILLE HOUSING AUTHORITY (2018-0012 WB)

JEA Gym Manager Charged with Theft of Membership Dues
Date: June 5, 2019, 1:07 PM
Summary: Jacksonville Daily Record article re:THIRD JEA EMPLOYEE MISAPPROPRIATED JEA EMPLOYEE–OWNED GYM MEMBERSHIP DUES ( 2019-0001)

JEA Employee Accused of Stealing More Than $11,000 from Employee-owned Gym
Date: June 5, 2019 12:49 PM
Summary:  News 4 JAX article re: THIRD JEA EMPLOYEE MISAPPROPRIATED JEA EMPLOYEE–OWNED GYM MEMBERSHIP DUES ( 2019-0001)

JEA Changing Gym Oversight, Following Employee Arrests
Date: June 4, 2019 2:02 PM
Summary: News 104.5 WOKV article re: THIRD JEA EMPLOYEE MISAPPROPRIATED JEA EMPLOYEE–OWNED GYM MEMBERSHIP DUES ( 2019-0001)

Three JEA Employees Who Manage the Utility's Employee-operated Gyms on a Volunteer Basis Came Under Scrutiny Over the Last Year
Date: December 20, 2018
Summary: News 4 JAX video re: several OIG investigations ( 2017-0009, 2017-0010, 2018-0003, and 2018-0004)

Report Finds Financial and Oversight Deficiencies at JEA Gyms
Date: December 20, 2018
Summary: Jax Daily Record article re: REVIEW OF JEA EMPLOYEE-OWNED GYMS (2018-0003)

City investigation finds more problems with JEA's employee-operated gyms
Date: December 12, 2018
Summary: News 4 JAX article re: REVIEW OF JEA EMPLOYEE-OWNED GYMS (2018-0003)

JEA Employee's Free Gym Membership Found to be Violation of Policy
Date: November 15, 2018
Summary:  News 4 JAX report re: INVESTIGATION FINDS JEA POLICY VIOLATIONS, PROMPTS FURTHER REVIEW OF JEA EMPLOYEE– OWNED GYMS (2017-0010)

Employee Placed in Pretrial Intervention Program after Investigation by the Office of Inspector General and the JSO
Date: October 29, 2018
Summary: Jax Daily Record article re: JEA EMPLOYEE MISAPPROPRIATED JEA GYM MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR PERSONAL USE AND VIOLATED SEVERAL JEA POLICIES (2017-0009)

JEA Employee Accused of Stealing from Employee-owned Gym
Date: October 17, 2018
Summary: News 4 JAX report re: JEA EMPLOYEE MISAPPROPRIATED JEA GYM MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR PERSONAL USE AND VIOLATED SEVERAL JEA POLICIES (2017-0009)