12/10/2021
The Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission (Commission) today approved recommendations related to police-involved shootings, other uses of force and bias-based policing.
05/13/2021
The Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission (LECAC) has formed several committees, with the goal of improving policing practices within commonwealth law enforcement agencies. LECAC will also hold a meeting at 2 p.m. May 20 to discuss the new committees, adopt bylaws, and approve other administrative matters.
03/02/2020
The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 44 individuals during the month of January 2020. The restitution owed the Commonwealth in these cases totals $143,372. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauded.
01/28/2020
The Office of State Inspector General filed welfare fraud charges against 45 individuals during the month of December 2019. The restitution owed the Commonwealth in these cases totals $240,125.40. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauded.
12/20/2019
The Office of State Inspector General filed welfare fraud charges against 45 individuals during the month of November 2019. The restitution owed the Commonwealth in these cases totals $211,274.32. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauded.
06/25/2019
Perry County Dentist hid at least $600,000.00 in income.
05/13/2019
Commonwealth Owed Nearly $890,000 in Restitution
03/04/2019
Harrisburg store employees caught in nearly $25,000 SNAP scheme
01/07/2019
Butler County woman fraudulently obtained almost $200,000.00 in benefits while running a million-dollar business
08/30/2018
Grocery store employee used electronic benefit cards to stock his shelves and collect cash reimbursement
07/16/2018
Defendant Failed to Disclose Employment as Police Officer
05/08/2018
The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 183 individuals between January 1 and March 31, 2018. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $626,645.90.
11/30/2017
The Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 127 individuals between September 1 and October 31, 2017. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $529,962.46. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they defrauded.
10/17/2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 63 individuals between August 1 and August 31, 2017. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $252,435.58. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they defrauded.
09/18/2017
State Inspector General Bruce Beemer announced that Act 29-2017, which was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on July 20, 2017, goes into effect today creating the statutory Office of State Inspector General (OIG). Act 29 codified Senate Bill 527, proposed by Senator Ryan Aument, which was passed with significant bi-partisan support in the General Assembly.
09/13/2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 73 individuals between July 1 and July 31, 2017. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $281,672.13. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they defrauded.
08/04/2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 66 individuals between June 1 and June 30, 2017. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $206,651.38. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they defrauded.
06/28/2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) filed welfare fraud charges against 68 individuals between May 1 and May 31, 2017. The restitution owed the commonwealth in these cases totals $269,585.68. Additional cost savings will be realized as the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they defrauded.
03/27/2017
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has charged Tanya E. Keenan-Mack, 37, of Williamsport, with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) trafficking and access device fraud for selling her SNAP benefits on Facebook.
02/07/2017
Four Harrisburg store owners, an employee and five recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly known as food stamps, were charged Friday with welfare fraud after an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police.