Office of Inspector General in the News

Notice: Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Reaccreditation Formal Assessment
Date: August 8, 2023 
Summary: CFA will reassess the OIG for compliance with professionally recognized best business practices and standards, as mandated in The Florida Inspectors General Standards Manual. 

Two charged in relation to fraudulent assistance applications
Date: May 15, 2023
Summary: FirstCoastNews Report re: OIG investigation into fraudulent Mortgage, Rental, and Utility Assistance program applications (2022-0026)

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)