Report a Problem: New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment

REPORT FRAUD, WASTE & ABUSE ONLINE FORM

Submit Your Concerns Regarding Suspected Fraud, Waste or Abuse for Recovery Act Funds

Note: This reporting system is for Recovery Act Federal Stimulus Funds only.

This complaint form can be used to report information that you believe to be fraud, waste, or abuse of Recovery Act stimulus funds. Please give us a brief description of the nature of the suspected fraud, waste or abuse.

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WRITE TO US

Direct your concerns regarding the use of Recovery Act funds to:

New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment
ATTN: Fraud, Waste and Abuse
Concha Ortiz y Pino Building
130 South Capitol Place
Santa Fe, NM 87501

REPORT FRAUD, WASTE & ABUSE

Report Your Concerns Regarding Suspected Fraud, Waste or Abuse for Recovery Act Funds

Recovery Act dollars are intended to save or create jobs in New Mexico and stimulate our economy. Agencies administering these funds are expected to prevent fraud, waste or abuse. If you see a problem with Recovery Act funds, we want to know about it.

Connect to the Federal Government

You can also report allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse of Recovery Act federal stimulus funds directly to the federal government's agency inspector general Fraud Hotlines at Recovery.gov.

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

The Recovery Act provides protections for certain individuals who make certain types of disclosure relating to Recovery Act funds.

You are protected if you are an employee of a non-federal employer that is receiving Recovery Act funds. This includes state and local governments, contractors, subcontractors, grantees or professional membership organizations acting in the interest of Recovery Act fund recipients.

You are protected from being discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated or retaliated against as a reprisal for making a protected disclosure. Allegations of reprisal may be reported to the appropriate U.S. Office of the Inspector General.

You are protected if you provide your information to certain entities as described in paragraph (a) below.

Here is the relevant section of the Whistleblower Provision from the Recovery Act:

(a) An employee of any non-Federal employer receiving covered funds may not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing, including a disclosure made in the ordinary course of an employee's duties, to an inspector general, the Comptroller General, a member of Congress, a State or Federal regulatory or law enforcement agency, a person with supervisory authority over the employee (or such other person working for the employer who has the authority to investigate, discover, or terminate misconduct), a court or grand jury, the head of a Federal agency, or their representatives, information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of:

gross mismanagement of an agency contract or grant relating to covered funds;
a gross waste of covered funds;
a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety related to the implementation or use of covered funds;
an abuse of authority related to the implementation or use of covered funds; or
a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to an agency contract (including the competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant, awarded or issued relating to covered funds.

(b) A person who believes that the person has been subjected to a reprisal prohibited by subsection (a) may submit a complaint regarding the reprisal to the appropriate U.S. Office of the Inspector General.

and

(e) Any employer receiving covered funds shall post notice of the rights and remedies provided under this section (Section 1533).

Learn more about the Whistleblower provision or read the entire section on Whistleblower Protections.

All Recovery Act job sites must post a sign regarding Whistleblower protections. Download poster (pdf).

NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF RECOVERY &REINVESTMENT INFORMATION • STATISTICS • REPORTS