"There's an unexpected leftover legacy of longtime SF Supervisor Aaron Peskin in SF City Hall. That would be the creation of a new San Francisco Inspector General position thanks to Peskin's 2024 Prop C anti-corruption measure that voters passed, creating a new City Hall watchdog to "initiate and lead investigations regarding potential violations of laws or policies involving fraud, waste, or abuse.""
"I came in later and did the sentencing, Shepard tells the Chronicle. It was me and a group of agents from FBI and IRS Criminal Investigations. We picked up what started out as some conversation on the wiretap on Nuru's phone between him and Paul Giusti from Recology and we kind of ran with it from there. You interview a lot of people, you subpoena and review a lot of documents and we did all of that sort of methodically to build that case."
"There are no earth-shattering revelations in Shepard's introductory Chronicle interview. Perhaps the most interesting thing about it is that she details a new Tip Line where people can report suspected SF City Hall fraud to her office. Tipsters can confidentially report suspected City Hall abuse, fraud, or waste to [email protected], and Shepard's new Inspector General office can be reached at [email protected]."
Voters passed Proposition C in 2024 to create a San Francisco Inspector General empowered to initiate and lead investigations into potential violations of laws or policies involving fraud, waste, or abuse. Alex Shepard was hired as the city's first Inspector General and began the job on January 5. Shepard is a former Assistant United States Attorney who participated in the Mohammed Nuru corruption and fraud prosecution and handled sentencing and investigative work with FBI and IRS Criminal Investigations. Shepard described investigative methods including interviews, subpoenas, and document review. A confidential tip line and office email allow reporting of suspected City Hall abuse, fraud, or waste.
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