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The Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Investigations Division was formed in 2010 after the Legislature consolidated the powers of the Office of the Inspector General under OSC.
 
Pursuant to this statutory mandate, the Investigations Division is tasked with detecting and uncovering fraud, waste, and abuse in New Jersey government through investigations, evaluations, inspections, and reviews. Among other activities, the Division monitors the performance of elected officials, public employees, and programs; uncovers waste and misconduct involving public funds; and releases reports that include findings and recommendations.
 
The Investigations Division also serves as an independent and objective check on state and local law enforcement, adding a layer of transparency and accountability, and identifying any gaps in oversight so that they can be remedied. The Division works to detect fraud, waste, abuse, and misconduct in law enforcement agencies, with a mission to uncover systemic issues in policing that open the State up to civil liability, and therefore significant amounts of taxpayer funds when policing goes wrong. Specifically, the Division reviews and reports to the general public on how taxpayer funds are used for policing so taxpayers can understand for what public safety services they are actually paying. The Investigations Division also identifies areas where there are wasteful inefficiencies, or where funds may be lacking, to fully implement police reform efforts and realize the stated goals of legislation and directives.