[5] In 2016, an OSC audit found that public colleges and universities were relying heavily on high mandatory student fees without justifying their increases each year.
[6] In response, the Legislature required public colleges to adopt OSC’s recommendations and make fee increases more transparent.
Notable investigations released by the Division include a 2012 report on the Delaware River Port Authority that found it wasted millions in toll payer money to the benefit its commissioners;[8] a 2014 investigation into the Newark Watershed Corporation that uncovered the executive director’s self-dealing and risky investment activity;[9] and a 2011 report that the state was spending millions every year on clothing allowances for white-collar workers who do not even wear uniforms.
[10] More recently, the Investigations Division identified a loophole in how the state administers workers’ compensation benefits that allowed insurance companies to pass costs onto the pension fund, exacerbating its underfunded status.
[11] The Investigations Division also conducts regular reviews of the New Jersey State Police’s (NJSP) motor vehicle stop activities, internal affairs and disciplinary processes, and training as part of a statutorily-required effort to ensure the NJSP does not tolerate racial profiling or other discriminatory conduct by State Troopers.