Baltimore Watchdog Uncovers Thousands in Fraudulent Billing, Confidential Data Breach Related to Youth Crimefighting Program

Baltimore mayor, inspector general clash over contractor fraud probe

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s inspector general blamed each other’s offices on Wednesday for hampering their ongoing probes into city contractor payments after an oversight report alleged that two community-based organizations submitted fraudulent invoices to the…

Baltimore watchdog uncovers thousands in fraudulent billing, confidential data breach related to youth crimefighting program

Inspector General Isabel Cumming said the fraud cost taxpayers "thousands of dollars" and she referred her team's findings to law enforcement.

Report: Baltimore's inspector general uncovers possible fraud in MONSE

Isabel Cumming said the possible fraud includes the exposure of juvenile information and is part of the ongoing investigation into a now-ended youth diversion pilot program. The OIG said the latest report, which is 48 pages long, claims it uncovered fraudulent invoices concerning the SideStep Pilot Program, which ended in 2024.

Inspector General details data, billing concerns in former MONSE program

Baltimore City’s inspector general has released a new report on the SideStep youth diversion program, which was run through the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. Read the latest report here The report cites major gaps in case management and data tracking. The investigation has been at the center of a dispute over access to documents between the OIG and the mayor’s office. The report alleges multiple invoices were either alter…

OIG report: Fraudulent invoices found in former SideStep program through MONSE

A youth diversion program once touted as an alternative to the formal justice system in Baltimore’s Western District is now under scrutiny amid an inspector gen

Inspector General alleges fraud related to Baltimore Mayor's now defunct juvenile diversion program

An ongoing battle over the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) took a new turn on Tuesday.