Investigation of the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor

Personal Use of Waterfront Commission Vehicles .................................................. 46Detective Overtime and Two Commission Vehicles Misused to Expedite PoliceChief McGowan’s Return from an International Vacation....................................... 48Waterfront Commission Detectives Were Regularly Assigned to Guard ParkingSpots for Executive Staff .......................................................................................... 49G. Poor Fiscal Management.......................................................................................... 49The Waterfront Commission Lacked Proper Accountability of Federal ForfeitureFunds......................................................................................................................... 50The Waterfront Commission Improperly Expended Federal Homeland SecurityGrant Money ............................................................................................................. 53The Waterfront Commission Did Not Properly Account for Overtime Expenditures................................................................................................................................... 55Recent Changes Regarding Fiscal Management....................................................... 56V. Findings and Recommendations .................................................................................. 57Appendix: Letter dated August 6, 2009 from Office of New Jersey Governor Jon S.Corzine removing Commissioner Madonna