Georgia DPH WIC Conference Ondray Jennings Deputy Inspector General August 2425 2015 Types of Participant FraudAbuse Enrollment at More than One WIC Clinic Reporting False IncomeHousehold Size ID: 683167
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2015 Georgia WIC Conference
Georgia DPH WIC Conference
Ondray Jennings, Deputy Inspector General
August 24-25 , 2015Slide2
Types of Participant Fraud/Abuse Enrollment at More than One WIC ClinicReporting False Income/Household Size
False PregnancyBuying or Selling (vouchers, food, baby formula, breast pumps, etc.)Altering WIC Checks
Forged Medical Documentation FormsSlide3
Participant Case StatsCases 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 - 32Slide4
Criminal Actions Criminal Referrals - 12Arrests - 4
Indictments - 1Convictions - 37Slide5
Substantiated InvestigationsUpon 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. Slide6
ResultsForged Medical Documentation Forms for Specialty Formulas
Criminal ReferralsAtlanta Police Department Major Fraud Unit – 3Cobb County Sheriff’s Office – 2
Clayton County District Attorney’s Office – 3USDA OIG - 4Slide7
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.Slide8
Ondray JenningsDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice of Inspector General
Department of Public Health2 Peachtree Street, 9-451
Atlanta, GA 30303404/656-4422Ondray.Jennings@dph.ga.govSlide9
QUESTIONS