Office of the Inspector General
The Office of Inspector General, headed by Inspector General Wilbert Van Marsh, a 31-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is charged with uncovering waste, fraud and abuse and oversees the Detroit Public Schools Police Department.
Van Marsh, who was the district’s Deputy Inspector General-Investigations prior to heading that office, served as Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge for the Federal Air Marshal Service – Department of Homeland Security from 2002 to 2007. In that role, he supervised, mentored, trained and developed a squad of 22 Air Marshals in the Detroit Field Office.
The DPS Office of Inspector General has opened nearly 400 investigations since March of 2009, when the Office was formed, and has a closure rate of more than 70 percent in the areas of Theft, Payroll Fraud, Contractor Fraud, Abuse, Ethics Violations, Unauthorized Employment, Vendor Fraud and Waste.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Office of the Inspector General is to ensure integrity, economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the operations of the Detroit Public Schools by conducting meaningful and accurate investigations, forensic audits, and program reviews, to detect and deter waste, fraud, and abuse.
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