Reports: Investigations

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced that it reached a civil settlement agreement with the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service and the University of Hawaii whereby the University will pay $499,950 to resolve allegations that the Commission and the University violated the False Claims Act by making false certifications to AmeriCorps that the agency's grant and sub-grant funds were used for authorized purposes and in compliance with grant and sub-grant terms.

Richeline Anisso Fung pleaded guilty to making false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims while working as a full-time employee for the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS-CISA).

A former Chicago school principal and two others have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in procurement fraud schemes that defrauded a pair of school systems and a non-profit organization out of more than $1 million.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Operation Upward, an AmeriCorps State and National (ASN) subgrantee based out of Jackson, MS, and its Executive Director, Robrelle Murray, engaged in fraud and misappropriation of AmeriCorps funds.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Chinle Chapter, a tribal governmentbased out of Chinle, AZ, paid AmeriCorps member (member) stipends based on the number of hours served ina pay period, engaged in displacement activities, failed to provide adequate training or supervision ofmembers, and retaliated against members who reported various concerns.

A former executive of a Chicago-area non-profit organization has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for misappropriating nearly $1.9 million through a pair of fraud schemes.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Director of Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (CAPNA) had not performed the duties of the position since 2019, contrary to representations made to AmeriCorps in grant documents.

WASHINGTON – Nicholas Moore, 24, of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court in connection with hacking the electronic filing system of the U.S. Supreme Court at least 25 times and additionally hacking accounts at AmeriCorps and the Veterans Administration Health System, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

AmeriCorps Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigated allegations that Corp Regional de Guayama de Servicios a la Comunidad (CRGSC), located in Cayey, PR, drew down grant funds through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Payment Management System (HHS-PMS) for its Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) without corresponding supporting documentation as required by 2 CFR 200.430.

AmeriCorps OIG investigated allegations that individuals posing as AmeriCorps employees on social media sites offered grant funds in exchange for a fee, such as gift cards or cell phones, as part of a scheme known as "advance fee fraud." The evidence collected through the investigation supports the finding that the fraud suspects executed the schemes by utilizing fake social media profiles, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone numbers, fake email addresses, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).