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Financial recoveries to the City ordered/agreed ($000)
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Court-ordered financial recoveries are lumpy from year to year because they hinge on the outcome and timing of a small number of large cases rather than a steady flow of settlements. DOI's own reporting says the Fiscal 2023 spike to $10.1 million was driven almost entirely by one wire-fraud case in which two defendants were ordered to repay over $5 million, and that recovery amounts in any given year are largely outside DOI's control. The elevated Fiscal 2026 year-to-date figure reflects the same case-by-case volatility rather than a sustained trend.
Researched July 15, 2026 — DOI, Fiscal 2023 Mayor's Management Report, DOI, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report, DOI, Fiscal 2026 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | $1,863 |
| FY23 | $10,121 |
| FY24 | $4,805 |
| FY25 | $4,165 |
| FY26 (YTD) | $5,043 |
| FY26 (projected) | ~$6,724 |
Why this is tracked
DOI began as the Office of the Commissioners of Accounts in 1873, established after the corruption of the Tweed Ring exposed how easily city money could be looted without independent checks. It was renamed the Department of Investigation in a 1938 charter revision and remains one of the country's oldest municipal law-enforcement agencies. Today it investigates fraud, corruption, and misconduct by City employees, contractors, and anyone doing business with or receiving funds from the City, including running vendor integrity screening (VENDEX) and an Integrity Monitor Program for contractors with past compliance issues.
DOI Mission and History, New York City Department of Investigation - Wikipedia, DOI Vendor Integrity
Source: Offices of Inspector General and General Counsel — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The total dollar value of financial recoveries ordered or agreed to be paid to the City as a result of DOI investigations in civil, criminal and administrative cases. These recoveries can include restitution (a return of ill-gotten gains to the City as a victim of the offense); fines (monetary penalties imposed by a court, administrative tribunal, or agency on an individual or company for criminal or civil offenses); forfeiture (the seizure of criminal proceeds or assets used in the commission of a crime); or other money ordered or agreed to be paid to the City, such as the satisfaction of debt owed to the City, including the reinstatement of fines or taxes collected, contract adjustments or credits, reimbursements or the recovery of City equipment or property.