Eric Lenkowitz

A contracted subway security guard was caught on video accepting cash from subway customers and tapping them into the system in exchange for cash, which she then pocketed, an OIG investigation found. Read the report: bit.ly/4flkOPN

MTA IG Daniel Cort (center) spoke about OIG oversight, safety, and fair wages during the Friday morning briefing at the Babylon LIRR station.  The visit marked the end of #ConstructionSafetyWeek, but OIG will remain vigilant year-round protecting workers and MTA resources.

It's #ConstructionSafetyWeek, and OIG is here to help ensure MTA worksites are safe, protected, and accountable. Speak up if you suspect the following: 🚩 Wage theft/underpayment 🚩 Hazardous work conditions 🚩 Waste

“This Superintendent’s use of a fake parking placard demonstrated a lack of honesty and integrity that does not befit someone in a supervisory role.” — MTA Inspector General Daniel Cort

Great job, @danikafears, leading this project from end to end.

A driver on NYC Transit's Mobile Wash Unit worked an unauthorized second job as a USPS mail carrier while on extended sick leave, an OIG investigation found. He resigned in lieu of dismissal. Read the report here: bit.ly/4sKY6nb

An LIRR Gang Foreman got paid for time he didn't work when he repeatedly used his agency vehicle to slip away to his home and a friend's residence for lengthy visits in the middle of his shifts. Read the report: bit.ly/4sGcyNv

A senior MTA official's inappropriate communications led to a bidder on an $18M contract receiving non-public information, OIG found. This and other troubling behavior jeopardized the fairness of the procurement process. Read the report: bit.ly/4cG2zmo

UPDATE: LIRR has terminated Employee 5 — the final subject facing discipline in OIG's cloned cards investigation. The employee admitted to using a cloned ID, being swiped in when late from an unauthorized side job, and taking extended meal breaks. Report: bit.ly/3XgXJnn

An LIRR official asked employees at six companies with active MTA contracts to help his son get a job — and it worked. Read the report: bit.ly/3ONj5Yc

@ClementeLisi @tcliddy French Alps 2030?

Curling at the #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026 has been fun, but nothing beats watching @EricLenkowitz, @tcliddy and Tim Perone sweeping that ice back in 2010 youtube.com/watch?v=Zook60…

MTA Inspector General Daniel Cort discussed the importance of fairness in oversight following the release of OIG's Annual Report. See the report here: mtaig.ny.gov/Reports/2025%2…

OIG released its 2025 Annual Report today — highlighting investigations, audits, and other notable work over the last year. Read the report: on.ny.gov/4ac5z7v

An OIG audit of NYC Transit subway bathrooms found that while most were functional, some lacked basic components like toilet seats, toilet paper, and/or working locks. Read the report: bit.ly/46jiy6h

An MTA contractor run by a mother-son duo allegedly stole approximately $339K in wages. OIG investigated with @ManhattanDA and encourages potential MTA wage theft victims to file a complaint. ➡️Press release: bit.ly/4qie1c9 ➡️Complaint form: bit.ly/4qierzf

The MTA entered into a flawed $65M contract to manage repairs to its fleet of work vehicles and failed to put controls in place to ensure repairs were necessary, completed, and competitively priced, an OIG audit found. Read the full report: bit.ly/44HaWtG

In this episode of “Inside DOI,” discover the unique dynamic between early-career investigators and the seasoned law enforcement experts who mentor them. Together, they bring a fresh perspective and decades of experience to DOI’s anti-corruption mission.

It's juicy. It's illicit. A relationship conducted mostly online, with both parties swearing things never got physical. What? No—it's the OIG report about a MTA procurement officer who spent millions of taxpayer $$$ on his sweetheart's contracting firm. hellgatenyc.com/american-canto…

A top MTA procurement officer assigned to MNR was fired after awarding millions of dollars in purchases — including scrub brushes at $78 apiece — to a vendor as he carried out a flirtatious relationship with a sales agent at that company. Read the report: bit.ly/4431fp6