Isabel Mercedes Cumming

Commission tasked with reviewing inspector general's office has not yet met.

Baltimore City and County’s inspectors general wrap up a year of strained relationships with elected officials

Comptroller Bill Henry says he will ask a commission tasked with recommending changes to Baltimore City charter to evaluate the makeup of the Office of the Inspector General oversight board, which currently includes city staffers that have been part of OIG investigations, according to the IG.

A Baltimore City panel met Tuesday morning to discuss a performance evaluation of Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming, whose office investigates complaints of waste, fraud and abuse — including investigations involving panel members, according to the IG.

Baltimore City police officers may collect double pay by filing for overtime during shifts where they are simultaneously using paid leave, such as vacation. This arrangement, which is part of the police department’s memorandum of understanding with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, was examined in a new report from Baltimore’s Office of the Inspector General.

Despite more than $130 million worth of contracts spread out over a decade that aimed to improve Baltimore City and Baltimore County’s shared, aging water…

Baltimore’s chief solicitor will recommend the city sever a lucrative contract with a company whose founder, J.P. Grant, illegally funneled $170,000 to…

An administrative oversight from Baltimore City Comptroller Joan Pratt led to official greenlighting the sale of 15 city-owned lots to her church for $15,…

The Baltimore City Board of Ethics’ plays a multifaceted role: it sets ethical standards for elected officials, keeps track of lobbyists and financial…