The BART Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has released a new report summarizing the findings of to separate investigations into fraud, waste, or abuse complaints. Allegations included time theft, supervisory misconduct, unprofessional behavior, hiring concerns, and a financial conflict of interest. 

Our findings revealed:

• $15,679 in time theft stemming from 16 falsified time entries by one employee.
• Supervisory failure to prevent or correct false time entries despite knowledge of the absences.
• Violation of rules by leaking confidential materials to a subordinate.
• Employees using work time to find parking.
• Lapses in oversight related to adherence to duty initiation rules.
• Independent, external investigators addressed allegations of unprofessional conduct.
• An employee’s appointment did not violate job classification requirement.
• Management actively addressed a financial conflict of interest.

We recommended that BART address time theft and policy violations, seek restitution, and enforce workplace rules.

We encourage you to review the summary video and full report for detailed insights:

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Thank you for your continued interest in our work. For access to all BART Office of the Inspector General reports, please visit our website at www.bart.gov/oig.

Sincerely,

Claudette Biemeret
Inspector General
Email: InspectorGeneral@bart.gov
Phone: 510-464-6141