In his investigation of Massachusetts sheriffs, state Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro is probing a broad set of financial data, communications with top Beacon Hill officials and “non-law enforcement” activities, according to a document reviewed by WBUR.
State lawmakers ordered Shapiro to conduct a deep dive into spending by county sheriffs after legislators agreed in November to withhold extra funding for sheriffs. That followed budget overruns by the sheriffs totaling more than $100 million. A preliminary report by Shapiro is due in February.
In a Dec. 11 request for information sent to one county sheriff’s department, the inspector general’s office asked for data across six categories: financial information, vendor files, payroll, policies and procedures, communication and “miscellaneous.”…