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Grassley  \nRanking Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate  \nWashington, DC 20510  \nDear Ranking Member Grassley:  \nThank you for your letter of July 31, 2014, regarding your continuing efforts to support the independence of Inspectors General in protecting taxpayer dollars against waste, fraud, and abuse.  \nAs requested, enclosed please find a report on our closed, non-public investigations for the period covered by our latest Semiannual Report to Congress (October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014) . We can provide additional information about any of the closed investigations listed upon request.  \nWe are also pleased to report that it is our practice to make all non-sensitive audit reports publicly available on our Web site. 1 As a result, we have no previously undisclosed audits and evaluations to report for the period stated above. Similarly, our last correspondence to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee regarding open audit recommendations, which you requested and is enclosed for your convenience, is also publicly available on our Web site.2  \nWe appreciate your continued interest in these matters and your support of the mission and goals of the Inspector General community. We would be happy to provide you with updates to the information we have enclosed based on any future requests that we receive.  \n1 Audit reports, management advisories, new audit announcements, investigative summaries, congressional testimony, and Semiannual Reports to Congress are available [at](at www.oig.dot.gov)[ ](at www.oig.dot.gov)[www.oig.dot.gov](at www.oig.dot.gov).  \n2 [http://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/6149](http://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/6149)  \nThank you again for your inquiry and your continued interest in our office. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at (202) 366-1959 or Nathan Richmond, Director and Counsel for Congressional and External Affairs, at (202) 493-0422.  \nSincerely,  \nCalvin L. Scovel III Inspector General  \nEnclosures  \nDuring the period October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014, we closed 3 9 investigations that resulted in administrative action and 18 investigations that were unsubstantiated and/or declined for prosecution and for which no other action was taken (i.e., administrative or civil) .4 Please see the two charts below for further details on these investigations.  \nADMINISTRATIVE  \n\n| Aviation | Certificate Fraud, Aircraft | 1 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Employee | Abuse of Authority | 1 |\n| Employee | Computer Fraud | 1 |\n| Employee | Conflict of Interest (Public Corruption, Current Employee) | 1 |\n| Employee | Pornography | 1 |\n| Employee | Time and Attendance Fraud | 1 |\n| Grant | Embezzlement | 1 |\n| Grant | Overbilling | 1 |\n| Motor Carrier | Certificate Fraud, Medical by Doctor | 1 |\n|  | TOTAL | 9 |\n\nUNSUBSTANTIATED  \n\n| Aviation | Accident Related | 1 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Aviation | Certificate Fraud, Aircraft | 1 |\n| Aviation | S.U.P Parts-Manufacturing | 1 |\n| Grant | Anti-Trust, Bid Rigging/Collusion | 1 |\n| Grant | DBE Fraud | 1 |\n| Grant | DBE Pass Through Fraud | 1 |\n| Grant | False Claims | 1 |\n| Grant | False Statements/Certifications/Claims | 1 |\n| Grant | Kickbacks | 1 |\n| Grant | Product Substitution/Substandard Work or Materials | 1 |\n| Grant | Public Corruption/Extortion | 1 |\n| Hazmat | Carriage by Air | 1 |\n| Motor Carrier | Certificate Fraud, Medical by Driver | 1 |\n| Motor Carrier | Fraudulent Registration Filings (Reincarnated Carrier) | 1 |\n| Procurement | Other | 1 |\n| Transportation Safety | NHTSA-Grey Market Vehicles | 2 |\n| Workforce Protection | Broker, Freight Forwarder, Carrier Registration | 1 |\n|  | TOTAL | 18 |\n\n3 This does not include investigations that were reopened.  \n4 In addition, during the period requested, we closed 31 criminal, civil, and Offic","cbCaijBhLn5Y6eXa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijBhLn5Y6eXa","pdf",41500,"English","# Letter\n## Period Covered and Enclosures\n## Investigation Outcomes Summary","[{\"question\":\"What time period does the enclosure report cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers October 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014.\"},{\"question\":\"How many investigations were closed as administrative action versus unsubstantiated?\",\"answer\":\"The letter states 9 investigations resulted in administrative action, and 18 investigations were unsubstantiated and/or declined for prosecution.\"},{\"question\":\"Are non-sensitive audit reports and related correspondence publicly available?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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