Presentation to: Presented by: Date: 2015 Georgia WIC Conference Georgia DPH WIC Conference Ondray Jennings, Deputy Inspector General August 24-25, 2015

Types of Participant Fraud/Abuse Enrollment at More than One WIC Clinic Reporting False Income/Household Size False Pregnancy Buying or Selling (vouchers, food, baby formula, breast pumps, etc.) Altering WIC Checks Forged Medical Documentation Forms

Participant Case Stats Cases Opened – 267 Clinic Voucher Integrity Checks -10 Data Analysis - 75 DPH/OIG Investigation – 61 Health Districts – 7 Hotline – 28 Internal State Agency – 1 Internet/Social Media – 51 USDA-FNS – 2 USDA – OIG - 32

Criminal Actions Criminal Referrals - 12 Arrests - 4 Indictments - 1 Convictions - 37

Substantiated Investigations Upon completion of investigations, OIG will provide the NSD with investigative documents to support the fraud/Abuse allegations. These documents will include all evidence that supports the findings, as well as the Memorandum that contains the total claim amount.

Results Forged Medical Documentation Forms for Specialty Formulas Criminal Referrals Atlanta Police Department Major Fraud Unit – 3 Cobb County Sheriff’s Office – 2 Clayton County District Attorney’s Office – 3 USDA OIG - 4

Small World/Super Kids Variety “SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Brandon and Kimberly Sapp, husband and wife from Atlanta, Georgia, pled guilty last week before United States District Judge William T. Moore, Jr. to running a criminal organization that defrauded the WIC and Food Stamp programs of approximately $20 million.“ “One of the largest WIC and Food Stamp frauds prosecuted in the United States” 88 individuals indicted and convicted. 34 out of the 88 were participants.

Ondray Jennings Deputy Inspector General Office of Inspector General Department of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA /

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