New York City Department of Investigation

05/21/2026

Department of Correction Officer Indicted for Taking Bribes to Smuggle Contraband.

Read the release here: https://bit.ly/4nKzQ3J

05/21/2026

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, DOI's AAPI Employee Resource Group welcomed Judge Dale Ho as a guest speaker today.
The group celebrates the diverse cultures, rich history and many achievements of AAPI communities in New York City and beyond.

05/19/2026

Upon consultation with the New York City Civil Court, due to excessive heat conditions, DOI has instructed City Marshals to suspend all evictions scheduled for the remainder of Tuesday, May 19th and Wednesday, May 20th.

05/15/2026

DOI Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata met with members of DOI's Jewish American Heritage Employee Resource Group, which celebrates the rich history, culture, and many contributions of Jewish Americans to society.

05/15/2026

Candidate for New York City Public Advocate Charged with Wire Fraud

Read the release here: https://bit.ly/3P8NXTQ

05/06/2026

DOI past & present – former Commissioner Jocelyn E. Strauber (l) and current Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata (r) – at today's New York Law School event celebrating the winners of the Civic Fame Awards. Strauber was honored for the depth of DOI's corruption-fighting work under her leadership.

05/05/2026

Nadia I. Shihata, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI), issued a Report today on the obstacles to DOI’s independent oversight of the City’s child welfare system due to the New York State Social Services Law (SSL) and the discretion provided by certain provisions of the SSL to a state entity. Specifically, five provisions in the law significantly restrict DOI’s access to records of the City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) that are essential for rigorous oversight that includes investigating systemic or policy failures, criminality, corruption, and inefficiencies. This Report seeks to bring the public’s attention to the impediments presented by State law and the interpretation of these laws by state regulators that consistently hinder DOI investigations and the fulfillment of DOI’s legal mandate. Legislation has already been introduced into the state legislature by Senator Jabari Brisport and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi that would allow DOI to fulfill its City Charter-mandated duty to oversee ACS’s performance and help ensure that ACS programs protect the City’s children.

Read the report here: https://bit.ly/4wqQI3E

DOI Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata said, “DOI wholeheartedly supports the pending state legislation because it provides access to critical records that are essential for DOI to conduct rigorous and independent oversight that helps ensure ACS’s programs are effectively safeguarding the children in this City. Without this access, DOI cannot obtain the full picture of ACS’s actions. DOI’s comprehensive investigations have a meaningful impact by upholding best practices as well as providing accountability when there is criminality or other misconduct. Just as important, DOI’s investigations, including in ACS-related matters, support the many City workers who do their jobs everyday with integrity and instill public confidence in City operations.”

This Report was prepared by Deputy Inspector General Harlyn Griffenberg and Senior Inspector General Laura Millendorf of DOI’s Office of the Inspector General for ACS, assisted by Director of Intergovernmental Affairs/Special Counsel Rebecca Chasan and Special Investigative Counsel Zachary Bannon, and was supervised by Acting Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Investigations Audrey Feldman and Deputy Commissioner of Strategic Initiatives Christopher Ryan.

05/01/2026

: Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Nadia Shihata announced that James Wilson was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and offering a false instrument for filing for submitting documentation falsely claiming that he had been treated by healthcare professionals in order to justify being out on sick leave from his position as a correction officer at Rikers Island. The documentation allegedly included a note from a doctor who had died four months before the purported treatment.

Read the release here: https://bit.ly/4tH1jWb

DOI Commissioner Nadia Shihata said: “As charged, this former Correction Officer stole thousands of dollars in sick leave he was not entitled to receive by submitting 50 falsified medical notes — including documents purportedly issued by a deceased physician. This conduct violates Department of Correction policy and the law—compounding a staffing crisis faced by DOC in 2022. I thank the Queens District Attorney’s Office for its partnership on this investigation and DOC for referring this matter to DOI.”

At DOI, the investigation was conducted by DOI’s Office of the Inspector General for DOC’s Correction Officer Investigators Anthony Palmer and Matty Lupinacci.

04/23/2026

DOI Commissioner Nadia I. Shihata marks her first day at DOI.

Read the release here: https://bit.ly/4tZioKF

04/16/2026