112-2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE FRAUD CONTROL UNIT
The Program Integrity and Analysis Section’s Fraud Control Unit maintains program integrity through the detection and prevention of Public Assistance fraud. The Fraud Control Unit functions include:
Developing and coordinating
fraud prevention activities statewide;
Investigating fraud
allegations to obtain clear and
convincing evidence that fraud or attempted fraud has occurred;
Referring severe cases
of fraud to the Department of Law, Welfare Fraud Section, for possible
criminal prosecution;
Calculating program
losses due to fraud and obtaining repayment through an agreement with
the head of household, a favorable administrative hearing decision,
or through a prosecution judgment;
Disqualifying applicants and recipients who have committed intentional program violations from the SNAP and/or Temporary Assistance programs by means of the Administrative Disqualification Hearing process.
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