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Jeffrey E. Schanz, Inspector General
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22 July 2010:
Executive Directors and Auditors of LSC-Funded Programs:
Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients (2010 Edition). Effective: 8/23/2010 [PDF 406K]

Federal Register Notice: 75 Fed. Reg. 42,786. [PDF 67K]

16 July 2010:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Press Release:
• SAN ANTONIO - United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced today that 53 year-old Leo G. Alvarado was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for stealing funds allocated to serve the legal needs of indigent veterans. ... More [PDF 125K]

11 June 2010:
Governance: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters:
Legal Services Corporation: Improvements Needed in Controls over Grant Awards and Grantee Program Effectiveness. GAO-10-540. [PDF 1,173K]


26 May 2010:
U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Press Release:
• BALTIMORE - A criminal information was filed today charging Benjamin Louis King, a/k/a “Bennie King,” age 58, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland and Wendell Jackson, a/k/a “Sonny,” age 59, of Westminster, Maryland, with theft from a program receiving federal funds, in connection with a scheme to steal money from the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau. ... More [Link]

30 April 2010:
Reports: Semiannual Report to the Congress:
October 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010. [PDF 619K]

Includes the LSC Board of Directors Management Response and Transmittal dated May 26, 2010.
Reports for earlier periods are at Semiannual Reports.

27 April 2010:
Reports:
Testimony of Jeffrey E. Schanz, LSC Inspector General, before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 3764, the "Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009." [PDF 719K]

27 April 2010:
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Press Release:
• PITTSBURGH - Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today that Cheri A. Logue, a resident of Claysville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of theft from a program receiving federal funds. ... More [Link]

Audits on Selected Internal Controls:
Bay Area Legal Aid. 03/31/2010 [PDF 5,288K]
Northwest Justice Project. 03/30/2010 [PDF 4,640K]
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. 11/16/2009 [PDF 937K]
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. 08/10/2009 [PDF 2,741K]
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. 03/30/2009 [PDF 312K]
California Indian Legal Services. 03/27/2009 [PDF 1,682K]
Legal Aid & Defender Assn. (Detroit). 02/05/2009 [PDF 1,264K]
Legal Services NYC. 12/11/2008 [PDF 363K]
Legal Aid Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago. 09/30/2008 [PDF 460K]
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center. 08/14/2008 [PDF 366K]
Wyoming Legal Services, Inc. 08/08/2008 [PDF 434K]
Laurel Legal Services (PA). 08/07/2008 [PDF 331K]
Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia. 07/31/2008 [PDF 361K]

11 March 2010:
U.S. Department of Justice Press Release:
• WASHINGTON – The former acting executive director of U’una’i Legal Services Corporation (ULSC) pleaded guilty today to stealing $31,292 from the federally-funded organization in American Samoa... More. [HTML 7K]

05 March 2010:
Job Posting:
• 1217 Auditor. (multiple positions)

Closing Date: Open until filled.

12 January 2010:
Reports:
Fiscal Year 2009 Audit of the Corporation. 01/2010 [PDF 1MB]

21 October 2009:
Executive Directors and Independent Public Accountants of LSC Grantees:
Audit Bulletin 2009-01: Temporary Suspension. [PDF 314K]
Audit Bulletin 2009-01. [PDF 87K]
IPA Survey Results. [PDF 643K] The survey estimates the increased costs that would be incurred by implementing the reporting requirements contained in Audit Bulletin 2009-01. As documented above the Bulletin has been temporarily suspended. Thank you to all who participated.
See also: Auditors' Resources Page.

07 July 2009:
Reports:
Audit of Legal Services Corporation's Consultant Contracts. [PDF 1,170K]

April 2009:
Fraud Alert:
How to Prevent Computer Laptop Theft or Loss. [PDF 110K]

28 January 2009:
About OIG:
Fiscal Year 2008 Peer Review of the LSC OIG's Audit Function. [PDF 6,862K]

27 December 2007:
Governance: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters:
Legal Services Corporation: Improved Internal Controls Needed in Grants Management and Oversight. [PDF 575K]

15 August 2007:
Governance: GAO Report to Congressional Requesters:
Legal Services Corporation: Governance and Accountability Practices Need to Be Modernized and Strengthened. [PDF 1,261K]

About OIG:
Strategic Plan for Years 2007-2011. [PDF 153K]

See also: About the Office of Inspector General

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Office of Inspector General
Legal Services Corporation
3333 K St NW
Washington DC 20007-3558

Tel: +1 202 295 1660
Fax: +1 202 337 6616

Webmaster: Eric Hägerström +1 202 295 1654

URL: http://www.oig.lsc.gov/
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