NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM
Case Number: 1-11040016 Page 1 of 1
This case was opened pursuant to a qui tam complaint filed under seal. The complaint alleged
that a Virginia public university's research foundation 1 had been inflating salary calculations for
university2 personnel in budget proposals submitted for federal funding. NSF OIG joined several
other federal agencies 3 in investigating the allegation. The agencies' review of documents
obtained via criminal investigative demand was inconclusive, so external auditors reviewed
award documentation. An audit report concluded that the allegations were unsubstantiated.
Consequently, the Assistant United States Attorney assigned to the case declined to intervene on
behalf of the government, the relator dismissed his complaint, and we concluded that our
investigation should end.
This case is closed with no further action taken.
NSF OIG Form 2 (11102)
Grant Fraud
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 2014-09-24.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)