All Reports

A joint investigation with the Lordsburg New Mexico Police Department found that Ms. Mary Cristina Ortiz, Executive Director,The Wellness Coalition, Lordsburg, NM, defrauded the U.S. Government when she allowed two AmeriCorps members (Ms. Ortiz’children) to submit timesheets that falsely claim they performed AmeriCorps service in Lordsburg, NM, while they attendedcollege in another state. Ms. Ortiz actions resulted in the loss of $16,500 in Federal funds.

CNCS-OIG investigators found no evidence to support an allegation that AmeriCorps members with the Volunteers in Service to America, Student Veterans of America, Washington, DC, a service site of the American Legion Auxiliary, Indianapolis, IN., engaged in prohibited activities to influence proposed legislation.

A CNCS-OIG investigation found that AmeriCorps members with the Virginia Department of Veterans Services, Virginia Beach, VA, displaced staff and performed activities outside the scope of the grant.

A CNCS-OIG investigation found no evidence that two AmeriCorps members assigned to a family planning center in Chicago, IL engaged in prohibited activity when they attended an abortion procedure.

The OIG received hotline allegations that AmeriCorps members assigned to the Summit Tutoring Corps (Summit), Redwood City, CA, were displacing staff.

This investigation was initiated after CNCS program personnel discovered during a compliance monitoring visit that a Senior Companion Program (SCP) volunteer in Delaware may have failed to report his prior sex offense convictions to the State of Delaware making him ineligible to serve.