OIG Hotline

• Abuse or Mismanagement of Funds
• Contract, Procurement, and Grant Fraud
• Failure to Follow Contracting and Procurement Policies
• Travel Fraud
• Theft of Client Funds
• Time and Attendance Fraud
• Computer Crimes
• Bribery, Kickbacks, and Gratuities
• False Invoices and Receipts
• Questionable Purchases
• Misuse of the Company Credit Card
• Lack of Supporting Documentation for Purchases
• Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Violations
• Related Outside Employment
• Theft of Employee and Client Identities
• Theft and/or Abuse of Property
• Questionable Payments by Clients
• Attorney Discipline or Debarment
• Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Deceptive Reporting to Grantee Boards of Director
• Violations of LSC Regulations
• Other Violations of Federal Laws and Regulations

Please provide relevant and specific details of your complaints, including the identity of the person, company, or organization alleged to have engaged in wrongdoing; 

• a description of the alleged impropriety;
• the LSC office or LSC grantee program affected by the alleged misconduct;
• date(s) of alleged wrongdoing;
• how you are aware of the alleged impropriety;
• the identity of potential witnesses; and
• the identity and location of supporting documentation.

Upon receipt of a specific allegation of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement, the OIG may take any one of the following actions: 

• open an investigation, audit, or assessment;
• refer the matter to LSC management for appropriate review and action; or
• refer the allegation to another Federal agency. 

Investigations into allegations with limited specificity or merit may be deferred until further, specific details are reported, or the allegation will be closed. 

The OIG accepts allegations related to LSC management, LSC grantee programs (including subgrantee programs), and contractors/consultants working with LSC or its grantees. View a List of LSC Grantee Programs.

NOTE: If your complaint does not involve LSC or an organization receiving funding from LSC, your complaint does not fall under our jurisdiction.

For assistance with finding free legal assistance visit Find Legal Aid or call 202.295.1500.

Yes. You are not required to provide identifying information. However, you are encouraged to identify yourself in the event that the OIG has additional questions while evaluating or pursuing the allegations. 

The identities of persons reporting allegations through the OIG Hotline will not be disclosed without consent unless disclosure is unavoidable. 

The Inspector General (IG) Act and other pertinent laws protect persons making Hotline complaints. To review the IG Act of 1978, as amended, visit Inspector General Act of 1978.

OIG policy does not permit the release of information on any ongoing investigation. This longstanding policy protects and maintains the integrity of any investigation. To request a copy of an investigative report, you must file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

You may review the FOIA instructions on how to submit a request here: LSC's FOIA Process.