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Fraudulent Claims Result in Reimbursement and “High Risk” Oversight
A hotline complainant reported that Senior Resources of Guilford (SRG), Greensboro, NC, officials fraudulently claimed that the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Project Director worked a percentage of her time on the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), for which the grantee sought reimbursement.
Senior Corps Grantee Debarred After Scamming CNCS Grant Funds
CNCS management reported possible fraud involving RSVP grantee TCU Community Partnership Inc. (TCU), Conyers, GA, after its management drew down $20,750 of Federal grant funds and failed to enroll any volunteers and fulfill the terms and conditions of the grant.
AmeriCorps Members Declined to Engage in Political Activities for Grantee
CNCS-OIG completed its investigation into Hotline allegations that AmeriCorps members assigned to the Martha O'Bryan Center (MOBC), Nashville, TN, a subgrantee of the Volunteer Tennessee (Commission), Nashville, TN, may have engaged in prohibited activities.
Fraudulent Certification of Education Awards Leads to Debarment and Disallowed Costs
This investigation was initiated based on a Hotline allegation that Ms. Meghan Olinger, former AmeriCorps Program Coordinator, Synergy, Education, and Empowerment of West Monroe (SEE), West Monroe, LA, falsely certified education awards for members who had not completed their service hours over the course of her tenure at SEE.
Prohibited Political Activity Leads to Removal of VISTA Site
This investigation was initiated based on a hotline allegation concerning a VISTA member who may have engaged in political activities as part of his VISTA service.
VISTA Site Discontinued after Members Served Outside Scope of Grant and Performed Staff Duties
Acting on a Hotline complaint, CNCS-OIG investigators determined that VISTA participants at Community in Schools of Hernando County (CIS-Hernando), Brooksville, FL, were assigned direct service tasks beyond the scope of the grant, and displaced employees by performing staff functions.
Service Outside the Scope of Grant Leads to Disallowance of Grant Funds
A compliance review discovered that grantee Mid-Delta Community Consortium (MDCC), West Helena, AR, assigned AmeriCorps members a variety of tasks that were beyond the scope of its grant from the Arkansas Service Commission.