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The Comptroller of Puerto Rico publishes the result of the investigation of a complaint for the improper use of the official vehicles of the Bureau of the Emergency Medical Corps of Puerto Rico.

The investigation carried out by the Office of Complaints and Fiscal Intelligence reveals, among other things, that the supervisor of zone 8 of the Emergency Medical Corps used the official vehicle outside working hours and without having the required authorization, for the investigated period from February 1 to April 30, 2016. The 2010 Ford Escape assigned to that supervisor was located by the AVL/GPS system (automatic vehicle locator with the global positioning system), on almost all days including weekends, in or near the pharmaceutical company in Juncos where he also worked for a security company. This situation, contrary to Regulation 12, of the Administration of the Government Fleet, fosters the use of official vehicles for purposes unrelated to public service and the excessive use of fuel for private purposes.

Our auditors detected the lack of control over the attendance sheets of the CEMPR employees. The attendance officer and the executive officer of the Human Resources Office certified that the requested attendance sheets do not appear in the files of the Attendance Area. This situation, contrary to Regulation 23 on the Conservation of Documents of a Fiscal Nature, prevented, for example, determining whether the director of Operations used the assigned official vehicle outside working hours as the complaint alleged.

The Report recommends that the CEMPR instruct the personnel on the correct use of the vehicles and that the supervisor of the Transportation Area comply with the regulatory provisions in this regard. In addition, that the executive officer of Human Resources ensure that the documents and attendance sheets are properly filed.

The Report dated July 30, 2018.

See the Complaint Investigation Result, RIQ-OQIF-19-01.

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