Other title: Ohio Department of Transportation

"Date of report: October 8, 2013."; Includes bibliographical references.Report -- Exhibits -- Agency response.On April 10, 2013, the Office of the Ohio Inspector General (OIG) received a referral from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Office of Investigative Services alleging that Administrative Professional 2 Debra Speakman, assigned to the ODOT Division of Finance in the central office, was conducting a private business on state time and misusing state equipment. The referral stated that on March 26, 2013, the ODOT Office of Investigative Services received a n anonymous letter containing multiple allegations of misconduct by Debra Speakman who is a notary public for the State of Ohio. It was alleged that Speakman was performing notary business, for profit, on state time, and using state equipment (computer, printer, copier, and telephone). Included with the anonymous complaint were printer and copier logs documenting several days of alleged printer and copier misuse. The ODOT Office of Investigative Services conducted a preliminary administrative investigation, but due to the frequency and volume of the alleged misuse, referred the matter to the Office of the OIG. On April 16, 2013, the Office of the OIG opened a n investigation