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Presentation to: Presented by: Date: 2015 Georgia WIC Conference Georgia DPH WIC Conference Ondray Jennings, Deputy Inspector General August 24-25, 2015
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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
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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
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Criminal Actions Criminal Referrals - 12 Arrests - 4 Indictments - 1 Convictions - 37
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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.
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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
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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.
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Ondray Jennings Deputy Inspector General Office of Inspector General Department of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, 9-451 Atlanta, GA 30303 404/656-4422 Ondray.Jennings@dph.ga.gov
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