BALTIMORE — Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming is out with her office's annual report for 2024.
The city's watch dog says it fielded 827 complaints uncovering nearly $17 million in government waste and/or savings.
Of those complaints, 33 led to investigative reports being issued.
WMAR-2 News reported on some of the more notable cases described below.
- Baltimore City Housing Authority owes nearly $8 million in unpaid water bills
- DPW supervisor faces disciplinary action for allegedly falsifying overtime hours
- DPW worker creates fake job offer letter in Adobe to earn raise
- Thousands in City worker's compensation checks stolen in the mail
The Inspector General says 30 investigations are still active with 10 more pending.
Cumming leads a team of 18 with an operating budget of $2,295,109, equating to just .05 percent of the City’s $4.3 billion annual budget.
The office is charged with investigating a wide range of alleged government misconduct including, but not limited to, fraud, bribery, theft, extortion, public corruption, waste of public funds, mismanagement, self-dealing, and nepotism.
Since the Inspector General is not an accredited law enforcement agency, they do not have the power to arrest based off their findings. Normally their work administrative based, leading to referrals which can at times lead to criminal charges.
The annual report can be read by clicking here.
