Report Fraud
Fraud Reporting Guidelines
Attention: To protect the confidentiality of investigations and complainants, The Office of the State Auditor will not provide status updates and will not confirm or deny the existence of a complaint.
The Investigations Division investigates the loss and misuse of state and local government funds and property, for example:
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Illegal acts affecting state or local governments such as embezzlement, theft, fraud, and conflicts of interest
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Significant abuse of state or local government equipment or property
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Clear misuse of state or local government property, programs, or work time for personal gain
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Gross misconduct of state or local government officials or employees resulting in significant financial effects
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Kickbacks or bribes to state or local government workers or officials or to state or local government vendors
The Investigations Division does not investigate:
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Allegations or complaints without sufficient factual basis
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Allegations involving personal federal or state tax fraud
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Improper acts by federal officials or related to federal programs not administered by the state, such as federal income tax
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Improper acts of private entities not contracting with state or local governmental entities
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Allegations against state or local officials regarding personal matters
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Human mistakes by state or local government employees
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Allegations involving imminent risk of bodily harm (child abuse, elder abuse, etc.)