Inspector General's Office reports wrongful acts at ODNR
The Ohio Inspector General has released a report of investigation finding wrongdoing and omissions at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources alerted the inspector general and the Ohio State Highway Patrol of a possible misuse of a state-issued payment card by the superintendent at the Castalia Fish Hatchery in Erie County.
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The joint investigation not only confirmed misuse by the fish hatchery superintendent, but the inspector general revealed additional problems involving a lack of management review and oversight of purchases made with state-issued payment cards by employees at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
A number of recommendations were offered with a request for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to respond to the inspector general within 60 days.
In consideration of the problems revealed, the inspector general also asked the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to reconsider the need to provide state-issued payment cards to nearly two out of every three of the department’s estimated 1,850 full- and part-time employees.
Ohio Inspector General Report of Investigation file number 2011-178 is now available at: http://watchdog.ohio.gov/Investigations/2012Investigations.aspx