
The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB;) take-home vehicle policies based on allegations that S&WB; vehicles were repeatedly driven outside of Orleans Parish.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated Sewerage and Water Board (S&WB;) take-home vehicle policies based on allegations that S&WB; vehicles were repeatedly driven outside of Orleans Parish.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation based on allegations by local businesses that several Parking Control Officers (PCOs) were sitting in their businesses for extended periods of time while on duty. The OIG also received complaints from local and federal law enforcement officers that vehicles parked in the vicinity of the federal courthouse were being cited despite displaying a dashboard placard with the agency’s emblem and the words, “on official duty.”

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated the New Orleans Airport Ground Transportation Department after receiving a complaint that there were several unfair practices taking place in violation of established policies.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an administrative investigation of the Taxicab Bureau’s operations under the direction of Malachi Hull upon request from the City’s First Deputy Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed 90 sex crime related reports that were obtained by the OIG’s Audit Division during the course of a previous report. In the course of that review, the Investigations Division identified detectives in the Special Victims Section of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) who failed to provide documentation of investigative effort and results or who provided questionable documentation in some of their investigations of sex crimes.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an investigation after receiving a complaint alleging that Ronnie Blake, an Investigator with the City of New Orleans Taxicab and Bureau, pepper sprayed and handcuffed a local taxi driver.

The OIG initiated an administrative investigation into Wilton Joiner, Taxicab Bureau Senior Investigator. The OIG initiated the investigation after receiving allegations that Mr. Joiner abused his authority.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiated an administrative investigation into Ronnie H. Blake,Taxicab Bureau Senior Investigator. The OIG initiated the investigation after receiving allegations that Mr. Blake abused his authority.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated whether the New Orleans Police Department’s (NOPD) 8th District improperly classified crime statistics. The investigation revealed the misclassification of at least 177 incidents during the time period January 01, 2013 to July 31, 2013 as Signal 21 (Miscellaneous) or Signal 21L (Lost or Stolen) instead of Signal 67 (Theft). This incorrect classification resulted in under-reported crime statistics because neither Signal 21 nor 21L is included in Uniform Crime Reporting.

The New Orleans Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a letter to Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent John White giving notice of termination of the OIG’s agreement with the Recovery School District to provide a fraud deterrence program for construction.