A new report by the Baltimore Office of the Inspector General reveals that a contractor hired by the city apparently underpaid minority and women's businesses by more than $400,000.
The Inspector General's office said it has referred the matter to the Law Department for possible civil, administrative, or criminal penalties.
According to the report, the IG's office received a complaint in March 2021 about questions about a contractor. When the IG's office reviewed the receipts Inspectors found that the vendor had underpaid the minority and women's subcontractors.
In a response, Chris Lundy, the chief of the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office said that the office would be consulting with the Law Department in light of the report. Lundy also said that the office will be increasing compliance efforts and giving the office the ability to act sooner to identify fraudulent submissions.