Welcome to the Website of the Office of the Inspector General

An Update from Inspector General Mary T. Cagle

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In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, we are implementing certain procedures to ensure the health and safety of the general public and our staff. Until further notice, our office will be closed to the public, however, our staff is available by phone or email during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

If you would like to report fraud or need to speak to someone from our office, please call our main number 305-375-1946 and leave a brief message with your name and telephone and a staff member will contact you as soon as possible.

To report fraud please visit our webpage at http://www.miamidadeig.org/fraud.htm or contact our 24-hour Fraud Hotline at 305-579-2593.

If you wish to speak to one of our Special Agents directly during our regular office hours, please leave a detailed message at 305-375-1946 and your call will be returned within the next business day.

Deliveries sent to and from our office will be limited and must be coordinated prior to execution. Please call 305-375-1946 to coordinate all deliveries.

Our office is equipped to continue to work in an orderly and effective fashion in order to provide the best service available. We appreciate your patience.
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A Message from Inspector General Mary T. Cagle

WELCOME to the official Internet site of the Miami-Dade County Office of the Inspector General (OIG). This site includes many of our published investigative and audit reports, information about our office, and our annual reports. Note the "REPORT FRAUD" button to report complaints confidentially. This site also links to other government agencies that may be of service to you. This site provides you with information about our staff, what we do, our history, and the jurisdiction of the Inspector General.

Your Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners took great lengths to ensure that the Inspector General is autonomous and independent—insulated from any political influences. To help restore public trust in County government, in 1997 the Board of County Commissioners created the OIG to be a watchdog over County practices. The Board of County Commissioners designed the ordinance to ensure that the OIG would be sufficiently funded and independent, so the goal of creating a watchdog could be achieved. The OIG has the authority to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse within your County's programs and projects, to randomly audit County contracts and programs, and to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of such programs.

In October 2015, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed amendments to the Employee Protection Ordinance to ensure that County employees are aware of their protections when reporting fraud, waste, and abuse. Our Office has trained over 22,000 County employees on the amendments.

It is my honor and privilege to serve Miami-Dade County as the Inspector General, and I am committed to using my experience and expertise to lead the OIG staff; working with the Commission, Mayor, staff, and the public to carry out the mission of the Office.

My door is open and there is much work to do. We have three distinct yet overlapping functions: audits, investigations, and legal/contract oversight. The expertise of the staff is impressive. We will investigate and audit with a sense of purpose, consistent with our statutory mission. We will be thorough and fair, and our findings and recommendations will be based on facts and evidence.

At the end of the day, we all want to live and work in this wonderful community, trusting that our government is honest and efficient and working for the greater good. Thank you for the opportunity to serve.