USAID OIG

Independent federal law enforcement agency whose criminal investigators and auditors provide oversight of 🇺🇸 foreign assistance

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Per the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, USAID OIG is pleased to share our oversight plan covering fiscal years 2026 and 2027. This plan outlines our ongoing and planned work aimed at strengthening transparency and improving outcomes in U.S. foreign assistance programs, while holding accountable those that defraud and divert foreign assistance intended for those in need.

In executing this plan, USAID OIG auditors and investigators, posted across the world, will continue to provide the independent oversight of U.S.-funded foreign assistance that Federal agencies, Congress, and the American people rely on and deserve.

https://t.co/wyOkR9BSNm

[US Attorney Maryland @USAO_MD]

A former USAID employee pled guilty in federal court, today, to charges stemming from a CARES Act scheme that enabled him to illegally obtain more than $176,000.

Simeon Bakare, 55, of Waldorf, Maryland, pled guilty to wire-fraud charges in connection with the scheme.

Announced with the USAID Office of Inspector General

Learn more at https://t.co/1Kvl71mJMh.

[National Fraud Enforcement Division @DOJFraudDiv]

@USAO_MD and @AidOversight are working hard to hold fraudsters accountable.

No one is above the law.

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

“Our oversight professionals will ensure rigorous transparency and accountability over foreign assistance dollars connected to Operation Epic Fury,” said Van Nguyen, Acting Inspector General for USAID OIG, a statutorily-independent law enforcement agency. “USAID IG will hold accountable all parties that defraud or divert taxpayer dollars, or evade U.S. sanctions against Iranian state actors.”

[DoW Office of Inspector General @DoW_IG]

🗞️Press Release 🗞️📰The three Lead IG agencies – DoW OIG, @StateOIG , and @AidOversight – and oversight partners are collaborating to produce an annual joint strategic oversight plan for Operation Epic Fury. Learn more 🔗: https://t.co/zMBpnicaMH

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Read more: https://t.co/9GFVBAioRs

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID OIG is sharing our recent Management Advisory concerning an ongoing lack of information and insight into the U.S. African Development Foundation's (USADF) operations and management of funds.

If USADF does not respond to our information requests, we cannot complete our mandatory assessments and other planned oversight, including the verification of USADF’s physical assets and over $9 million in accounts overseas.

The lack of timely information from USADF obstructs our oversight and exposes taxpayer dollars and sensitive U.S. government information to significant and ongoing risks.

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Read the report: https://t.co/6V8jNiBIny

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

In fiscal year 2024, USAID awarded about $36 million for multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) activities in West Bank and Gaza. Although providing cash can be flexible and more cost effective than providing in-kind commodities, it is also susceptible to fraud and diversion.

Our recent audit found that USAID did not develop a fraud risk assessment or fraud risk profile for its humanitarian response in West Bank and Gaza. Without these, USAID was unable to demonstrate how it identified or addressed key risks to MPCA, such as cash liquidity challenges, vendor fees, price gouging, and diversion to unauthorized recipients and terrorist groups. This is especially critical in Gaza—a high-risk area for diversion and misuse of U.S. foreign assistance.

Addressing this weakness presents an opportunity for policymakers to proactively design and implement targeted controls and safeguard critical resources in the future to reach those in need.

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID IG’s criminal investigators will continue to work with our partners @USAO_DC and @TheJusticeDept to hold accountable those who defraud U.S. foreign assistance programs intended for those in need.

[U.S. Attorney DC @USAO_DC]

Mathieu Zahui, 59, the former Director of Financial Management at the U.S. African Development Foundation, was sentenced today to four months in prison in connection with a multi-year scheme in which he steered federal contracts to a friend's company, accepted cash payments in return, and then lied to federal investigators about it.
https://t.co/Qn7sjCr05W

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Congress can rely on USAID IG to provide timely and independent oversight of foreign assistance, while holding perpetrators accountable for defrauding 🇺🇸 taxpayers.

Read our Semiannual Report to Congress.

https://t.co/d2ClzEhoy1

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Read the report: https://t.co/Ok9RGKBAfK

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID’s partner vetting was intended to help the Agency manage tradeoffs associated with delivering lifesaving aid in a timely manner, while providing assurance that such aid did not support entities associated with terrorism.

However, our recent audit highlights notable exemptions to the Agency's vetting policy in the West Bank and Gaza. For example, UN staff were not subject to vetting. This increases the risk that U.S. funds or assistance may be diverted to entities associated with designated terrorist groups.

We suggest that the administration consider reviewing exemptions to partner vetting policies and enhancing procedures and other internal controls for vetting partners that receive humanitarian assistance in West Bank and Gaza.

USAID OIG’s dedicated staff, posted across the world, remain firmly committed to preventing the diversion of taxpayer-funded aid by terrorists, and identifying associated risks.

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID OIG continues to provide oversight of U.S.-funded foreign assistance activities, including USAID operations. Our recent series of audits examines the disposition of assets under terminated USAID awards. The two most recent reports, looking at USAID Missions in Egypt and Haiti, are available now.

Both reports detail how lack of clarity on responsibilities and changes to USAID's operating status impacted the Agency's capacity to dispose of certain assets properly, including armored vehicles.

Read more:
Egypt- https://t.co/QJb8QLWWkx
Haiti- https://t.co/V1jKjkie96

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

🗞️Check out USAID Office of Inspector General’s May Newsletter highlighting our active and ongoing independent oversight of U.S. funded foreign assistance.

https://t.co/ibNGvoq7rA

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID OIG has issued a management advisory regarding an increase in the amount of interest payments, or late charges, USAID paid to vendors in 2025. The Prompt Payment Act requires Federal agencies to pay their bills on time and pay interest penalties to vendors when payments are late. According to our analysis of the Agency’s financial data, USAID’s interest payments to vendors accelerated sharply in 2025, exceeding $8.9 million.

Read more: https://t.co/ag2EgvUAXm

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

It remains USAID OIG’s investigative priority to ensure that U.S.-funded humanitarian assistance in Gaza reaches intended recipients and does not fall into the hands of Hamas and other foreign terrorist organizations.

Our ongoing investigation has led to the referral of four additional former UNRWA staffers that participated in the terrorist activities in Israel on October 7, 2023, for suspension/debarment consideration by the U.S. Department of State.

USAID OIG’s proactive investigation to prevent the circulation of bad actors across U.S.-funded aid organizations remains active and ongoing.

https://t.co/dQwP0LOhmD

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

When federal grants and contracts are terminated, proper disposition of federally funded assets is critical to prevent loss, diversion, or misuse of taxpayer-funded equipment.

As part of an ongoing series reviewing asset disposition under terminated USAID awards, our recent audit of the USAID Regional Mission for Southern Africa found that staffing and funding reductions, along with payment delays, led to missing assets in inventory lists and increased the risk of loss, misappropriation, and fraud.

Read the report: https://t.co/Rk1JIT5E7Q

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

Link to read more: https://t.co/DRV04NTDHZ

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

A USAID OIG investigation found evidence that a USAID-funded aid organization in Yemen was forced to hand over approximately $122,000 in equipment to Ansar Allah (a.k.a. the Houthis), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, after its award was terminated.

[USAID OIG @AidOversight]

USAID OIG, with its active and ongoing cases, continues to be at the forefront of investigating allegations of diversion of taxpayer-funded aid by terrorist organizations. The American people deserve utmost transparency in ensuring that well-intended assistance is not impeded, interfered with, or diverted by terrorists.