John C. Martin

Biography
[EPA press release - October 11, 1989]

John C. Martin was reappointed by President Bush as Inspector General of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He has served in the same position since Oct. 26, 1983.

Martin is responsible for the supervision of a nationwide staff of investigators and auditors who conduct independent audits, investigations and reviews to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in EPA programs and operations.

As Inspector General, Martin initiated an internal audit program resulting in cost savings and improvements in the operation of programs to minimize serious health hazards. He has also emphasized the investigation and prosecution of schemes to defraud EPA. These actions have resulted in over $10 million in fines and recoveries, 323 indictments or convictions and the debarment or suspension of over 517 persons or firms.

Martin was the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1981 to 1983.

From 1976 to 1981, he served as an FBI Supervisory Special Agent. He joined the FBI in 1971 as a Special Agent.

In 1985 Martin received the Meritorious Executive Award from President Reagan. He is on the board of directors of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga., and was the 1986 President of the National Association of Federal Investigators.

Martin is also a member of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Association of Governments Accountants.

Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., on March 4, 1945, Martin currently resides in Dumfries, Va. He is an alumnus of the University of Maryland and Kings College.

John C. Martin

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