Report
This is a detailed list of Fraud Hotline tips received and pending in 2022.
Published
In 2022 we received 74 tips and opened 13 investigations.
Below we list the tips by case number, agency or bureau, general gist, disposition.
| Case | Agency or Bureau | Summary | Disposition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | Joint Office | Office is paying rent on units in substandard condition | Substantiated | Report |
| 422 | Fire | Firefighter is washing personal truck while on duty using city resources | Substantiated | Report |
| 447 | None | Identity Theft | Not City | |
| 448 | Fire | Fire personnel park personal vehicles on City property when on vacation | Substantiated | |
| 449 | Mary Hull Caballero | Auditor wastes resources investigating firefighters for petty issues | Elected | |
| 450 | Mary Hull Caballero | Auditor wastes resources investigating firefighters for petty issues | Elected | |
| 451 | Mary Hull Caballero | Auditor wastes resources investigating firefighters for petty issues | Elected | |
| 452 | None | Identity Theft | Not City | |
| 453 | None | Organization received a grant to fund a business that doesn’t want to participate | Declined: Not Enough Information | |
| 454 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 455 | Transportation | No bid contract for sidewalk repair | Not Substantiated | |
| 456 | None | Fraud and violation of employment rules at private business | Not City | |
| 457 | Police | Police employee parks personal vehicle in government spot | Not Substantiated | |
| 458 | Police | Police employee uses take-home vehicle while on leave | Not Substantiated | |
| 459 | None | Fraudulent online sale | Not City | |
| 460 | Parks | Protest at Normandale Park | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 461 | Parks | Protest at Normandale Park | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 462 | Revenue and Finance | Wants to be removed from electronic procurement notification list | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 463 | Environmental Services | Concerns about mismanagement of Secondary Treatment Expansion Program project | Declined: Not Enough Information | |
| 464 | None | Online theft | Not City | |
| 465 | Transportation | Inspections for capital projects are not properly executed | Declined: Added to the Audit Schedule | |
| 466 | None | Fraudulent online sale | Not City | |
| 467 | Civic Life | Contracted vendor is excluding person from training | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 468 | Civic Life | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 469 | Civic Life | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 470 | Planning and Sustainability | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 471 | None | Identity Theft | Not City | |
| 472 | Civic Life | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 473 | Civic Life | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 474 | Parks | Parks is inconsistently waiving permit fees | Not Substantiated | |
| 475 | None | Identity Theft | Not City | |
| 476 | Fire | Portland Street Response should not spend time conducting outreach | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 477 | Chief Administrator | City employee used technology for non city business | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 478 | Dan Ryan | City employee made a false statement to the police | Elected | |
| 479 | Civic Life | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 480 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 481 | None | Rental Fraud | Not City | |
| 482 | City Arts | Grant Mismanagement | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 483 | None | Murder | Not City | |
| 484 | Environmental Services | Employee leaving vehicle idle while eating lunch | Declined: Not Enough Information | |
| 485 | None | Immigration Fraud | Not City | |
| 486 | Duplicate of 485 | |||
| 487 | Civic Life | Contractor oversight | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 488 | Transportation | Bike lanes are a waste of money and increase traffic | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 489 | Chief Administrator | There should not be no trespassing signs on public property | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 490 | Dan Ryan | Misuse of land given with specific purpose (safe rest village) | Elected | |
| 491 | Dan Ryan | Misuse of land given with specific purpose (safe rest village) | Elected | |
| 492 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 493 | Jo Ann Hardesty | Opened mail meant for someone else | Elected | |
| 494 | Duplicate of 458 | |||
| 495 | Emergency Management | Severe weather shelters are unsafe work environments | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 496 | Revenue and Finance | Fraudulent charges for city programs | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 497 | None | Fraudulent online sale | Not City | |
| 498 | None | Alleged rental assistance fraud | Not City | |
| 499 | None | Alleged rental assistance fraud | Not City | |
| 500 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 501 | Parks | Workplace harassment | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 502 | None | Alleged rental assistance fraud | Not City | |
| 503 | Transportation | Concerns that recreational vehicle is illegally parked and the city is not taking action | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 504 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 505 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 506 | Transportation | Concerns that a traffic safety campaign is offensive and trivializing | City Not Fraud, Waste, Abuse | |
| 507 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 508 | Transportation | Alleged that the City was using high grade lumber for concrete forms | Declined: Not Enough Information | |
| 509 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 510 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 511 | Ted Wheeler | Requested investigation about Mayor deleting text messages | Elected | |
| 512 | Joint Office | Alleged misuse of donations and inconsistent rule enforcement at homeless shelter | Declined: Referred to Office | |
| 513 | None | Complaint about employment at private business | Not City | |
| 514 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 515 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 516 | None | Multnomah Youth Commission is not meeting despite being staffed with support | Not City | |
| 517 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 518 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process | |
| 519 | (confidential until complete) | (confidential until complete) | In Process |