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NEWS from the Office of Inspector General

Ex-Im Bank's Office Of Inspector General Launches Website To Aid In Fight Against Fraud, Waste And Abuse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 16, 2008
Contact:  Phil Cogan, (202) 565-3200

EX-IM BANK'S OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
LAUNCHES WEBSITE TO AID IN FIGHT
AGAINST FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Office of Inspector General at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has launched its website, providing web users throughout the world with 24/7 access to information about the office and new ways to contact the Inspector General to report fraud, waste or abuse in Ex-Im Bank programs or operations.

The OIG's web site is located at www.exim.gov/oig/.

The Office of Inspector General was organized in late 2007, with Ex-Im Bank's first Inspector General,  Michael W. Tankersley, being sworn in on August 6, 2007. 

 The Ex-Im Bank Office of Inspector General:
 

• Promotes economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management of Ex-Im Bank programs and supporting operations;
• Conducts and supervises audits, investigations and reviews relating to the Bank's export credit insurance, guaranty and loan programs and supporting operations; and
• Seeks to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse.

The Inspector General receives and investigates complaints and information concerning violations of law, rules, or regulations, fraud against Ex-Im Bank, mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority or dangers to the public health and safety connected with the Bank's programs and operations.

Reporting Methods

Information relating to any of these subjects may be submitted to the Inspector General by the following methods:

By telephone: 1-866-571-1801 (Hotline)

By mail:  Ex-Im Hotline
Office of Inspector General
811 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20571

By E-mail: IGhotline@exim.gov

Ex-Im Bank is the official export-credit agency of the United States. The independent, self-sustaining federal agency, now in its 74th year, helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by financing the sale of U.S. exports, primarily to emerging markets throughout the world, by providing loan guarantees, export-credit insurance and direct loans. In fiscal year 2007, Ex-Im Bank authorized $12.6 billion in financing to support an estimated $16 billion of U.S. exports worldwide. For more information, visit www.exim.gov.