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California State Auditor Report Number : I2016-1

Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees
Misuse of State Resources, Forgery, False Time Reporting, Financial Interests Disclosure Violations, and Waste of State Funds
February 2016

Figure 1

Figure 1 shows four examples of the hours typically worked by the four psychiatrists compared to their scheduled hours. Psychiatrist A was scheduled to work 10.5 hours, including a 30-minute lunch, from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. An example of Psychiatrist A’s typical hours worked is three hours in the morning from  8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2.75 hours in the afternoon from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Psychiatist B was scheduled to work 10.5 hours, including a 30-minute lunch, from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. An example of Psychiatrist B’s typical hours worked is 5.5 hours from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Psychiatrist C was scheduled to work 10.5 hour, including a 30-minute lunch, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. An example of Psychiatrist C’s typical hours worked is 2.75 hours in the morning from 8:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 3.25 hours in the afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Psychiatrist D was scheduled to work 10.5 hours, including a 30-minute lunch, from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. An example of his typical hours worked is 7.25 hours from 11:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.

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Figure 2

Figure 2 shows an approved invoice from the contractor to Correctional Health Care dated September 2012 that totaled $559,990.72. The invoice contains one lump-sum amount without any additional detail. The invoice was approved for payment in December 2012 by an individual whose signature has been redacted.

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Figure 3

From May 2012 through December 2015, the facility's filing official failed to collect the psychiatrist's Form 700 on three separate occassions.

In May 2013 the facility failed to collect an initial Form 700 disclosing financial interests the psychiatrist received in the previous 12-month period.

In September 2014 the facility failed to collect a final form 700 disclosing financial interests covering the time period of January 2014 to September 20214.

Since the facility did not collect a final form 700 when the psychiatrist left office in September 2014, it had an additional opportunity to collect the annual Form 700 in April 2015. This would have covered the financial interests for January 2014 to September 2014.

The facility did collect one Form 700 for the psychiatrist in March 2014. However, the form was incomplete as it only covered May 2013 through December 2013.

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Figure 4

Figure 4 is a flow chart that describes the important elements of four training categories. The job-required category is for training and related expenses as required by an employee’s supervisor to meet or maintain present job standards. Job-required training is reimbursed at 100 percent. The job-related category is for training and related expenses as requested by the employee or suggested by the supervisor to help the employee increase efficiency or effectiveness and improve job performance. Reimbursement for job-related training is up to $2,000 per year. Reimbursement in excess must be approved by a division chief. The career related category is for training and related expenses that help an employee develop career-advancement potential and provide an opportunity for self-development. The upward mobility category is for training and related expenses that provide increased opportunities for career movement within specific classifications designated by the Department of Water Resources. Reimbursement for career-related and upward-mobility training is up to 50 percent, not to exceed $2,000 per year.

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