Under fire from a fresh inspector general report, Stefanie Mavronis, director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), went on WBAL’s C4 and Bryan Nehman show this morning to defend the agency’s SideStep youth diversion pilot. She rejected suggestions of fraud tied to the program’s record-keeping and grant oversight and said MONSE has been reshuffling staff and tightening procedures while it continues to refine the pilot.
Inspector General’s Findings
According to a report by the Office of the Inspector General, SideStep, a Western District pilot that ran from 2022 to 2024, spent roughly $700,000 and paid $24,999 for an evaluation that did not have full access to participants. The report found multiple invoices submitted…..