1. Creating a Working Fraud Unit NAPHSIS/VSCP Conference Mark Kassouf Assistant State Registrar - Ohio

2. Where do we start? You need a plan – this kind of a thing just doesn’t happen by itself First and foremost, you need buy-in from your administration Implementing your plan may take time

3. Setting up your plan Develop policies and procedures for handling investigations in-house and at local offices Develop a list of contacts you wish to make initially (this list will grow all by itself) Determine where to stop – Don’t get all Clint Eastwood on anyone

4. Policies and Procedures Flagging records in-house/local offices Accepting requests faxed/e-mail Services to offer Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, etc.

5. Contacts U. S. Passport Agency State Division of Motor Vehicles City and County Prosecutors State, County and local law enforcement agencies Federal agencies (Homeland Security, FBI, CIA, etc.) Law enforcement agencies from other states

6. Determine Where to Stop It’s easy to get carried away and get too involved in an investigation At times you may have more investigations than you can handle Be careful, you are only as good as your last investigation, don’t over commit

7. Implementing Your Plan Implementing your plan will take time Keep developing contacts, there are tons of them Show them you are the expert in the vital records field

8. What YOU do makes a Difference Remember, the next bad guy you help arrest may be a suspected terrorist, rapist or murderer The next Missing Child’s record that you flag could be the child whose life you just saved

9. If you would like to receive any additional information relative to starting a Fraud Unit, please contact: Mark Kassouf 614-644-1056 mkassouf@odh.ohio.gov