New York City Department of Investigation’s Post

Are you an Auditor who is skilled at analyzing financial data and reports, conducting financial and programmatic audits, and uncovering fraud? Are you someone who likes to develop investigative leads, work with investigators, and partner with prosecutors and other law enforcement agencies? If you answered, “yes,” to any of these questions, then consider applying for one of the open auditing positions at the NYC Department of Investigation, NYC’s watchdog against corruption, fraud, and waste. Currently, DOI has three open auditing positions: Entry Level Investigative Auditor Senior Investigative Auditor Chief Auditor Click here to find out more about these jobs and others at DOI: : https://lnkd.in/eDbas8da Help DOI Get the Worms Out of the Big Apple. 

DOI IS HIRING AN INSPECTOR GENERAL (Reposting with Correct Job Link) DOI is seeking a highly skilled professional with an investigative background to join its extraordinary team of Inspectors General and oversee the squad that investigates NYC’s infrastructure agencies, including the City Department of Design and Construction, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Parks and Recreation, and Department of Transportation.   As an Inspector General, you will play a critical role in ensuring integrity, accountability, and transparency within the City. You will lead investigations, audits, and reviews to identify corruption, fraud, waste, and other wrongdoing. You will pursue criminal investigations, write reports about the integrity problems you uncover, and develop recommendations to help fix them. Your work will contribute to the public’s confidence in NYC government and uphold ethical standards.   Read more about this position and apply online here: https://lnkd.in/g_93ifas

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The Value of Oversight Everyday DOI demonstrates the importance of anti-corruption work and why it makes a difference. Today, DOI issued its Calendar Year (“CY”) 2023 statistics, which show increases from CY 2022 in several categories, including the number of arrests, complaints, active caseload at the agency, and recommendations issued to various City agencies as a result of DOI investigations. DOI is watching over NYC and has been doing the job since 1873! Read more about our 2023 yearend stats here: https://on.nyc.gov/3V8gqJY “DOI’s investigative work uncovered theft, fraud and other corrupt acts against the City in 2023, holding accountable offenders who exploit public programs and dollars, recouping valuable taxpayer funds for the City, and providing improvements to government operations through DOI’s recommendations for policy and procedural reform. The fight against corruption and fraud requires collaboration City-wide, and DOI’s work relies, in part, on reports of misconduct made by concerned City employees and members of the public. I want to thank the DOI staff for their commitment to finding facts and exposing wrongdoing and for their diligence in conducting the significant investigations discussed in this annual report.” - DOI Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber

The time is right to start thinking about summer internships. DOI is currently accepting internship applications for the June-August 2024 session. Open positions include: Investigative, OIGNYPD Outreach, OIGNYPD Policy, Legal, Data Analytics, and Information Technology. For more information and to apply, visit our website at: https://lnkd.in/eh_HWCaK The application period for Summer 2024 will be open through April 12. The session runs from June 10 through August 9, with a minimum of 14 hours per week and a maximum of 35 hours per week. This is an unpaid internship and a 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. is required for all positions. All accepted applicants will undergo a background check as part of the onboarding process.

DOI is grateful for our 2023 Legal Fellow Mirelis Gonzalez, who will return to her firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, in January. Gonzalez, a graduate of Fordham University School of Law, played an integral role in many investigations during her 12 months at the agency as part of NYC Office of the Mayor's Legal Fellows Program. We wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors!

An investigation into how privately-hired Certified Asbestos Investigators (CAIs) conduct and document asbestos inspections exposed weaknesses. The investigation was prompted by ongoing complaints about CAI misconduct, and the arrest of three CAIs in 2021 following a DOI investigation. Similar complaints of CAI misconduct, and the arrest of 17 CAIs, resulted in a 2018 DOI report that also recommended policy and procedural changes in this area. Read the full report here: https://on.nyc.gov/3v8BtRq   This investigation was conducted by investigators and attorneys at DOI, resulting in a public report and five recommendations, including the integration of the computer databases of the City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and City Department of Buildings (DOB) so when a CAI files an ACP-5 with DEP the ACP-5 will automatically populate into DOB’s database. As a result, DEP and DOB have proposed a two-phase plan that will accomplish this goal in Phase 2, if implemented as described.   The investigation was conducted by DOI’s Office of the Inspector General for DEP, specifically; Senior Investigative Attorney Grant Bauer, Deputy Inspector General Jordan Buff, and Deputy Inspector General William Cheung, and was supervised by Inspector General Juve Hippolyte, Deputy Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives Christopher Ryan and Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Investigations Dominick Zarrella.

Tomorrow is United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day, but every day is a good day to report suspected corruption. #UnitedAgainstCorruption #IACD2023 #UNCAC20

**UNIQUE JOB ALERT** DOI is seeking someone with an investigative mind who is passionate and curious about New York City to join its exceptional team of Inspectors General. This IG will oversee DOI's Vendor Integrity unit and play a crucial role in safeguarding the City's finances by monitoring publicly-funded contractors and large scale City projects. This is a great career opportunity for someone who is ready to learn about all aspects of City government operations, and get a first-hand look at some of the biggest contractors in action — from construction sites citywide to the upstate watershed. The successful candidate will have the vital task of negotiating and overseeing monitorship agreements and ensuring companies that contract with the City act with integrity. To learn more about this position and to apply, please visit the City's job portal here: https://lnkd.in/ePnXG43T