An investigator for New Yorks Office of the Workers Compensation Board Fraud Inspector General knowingly fabricated entries in reports he filed with OFIG regarding investigations he had conducted, according to a report issued by the state Inspector Generals office.
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Gabrielli also noted that Cody “seemed not to grasp the seriousness of these ‘embellishments’” and stated that, “if he had to do all the things he had represented on [sic] his reports, he would not have the time to close any cases.” According to Gabriellis memorandum, Cody insisted several times that he had acted alone.
On or around December 2008, OFIG provided the Inspector General with 137 of Cody’s reports, a sample from his caseload encompassing the period January 2006 to August 2008.
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