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Fraud
The purpose of the Fraud Reduction Elimination Effort (FREE) Program:
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Prevent, identify and reduce public assistance fraud, waste and abuse by ensuring benefits and services are received by eligible individuals, in the correct amount
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Investigate and resolve allegations of public assistance fraud.
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Local Agency Responsibility:
Each local department of social
services (agency) is required to
investigate allegations of all public
assistance fraud with the exception
of non-money payment Medicaid
cases.
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Reports of fraud are recorded and
investigated so as to ensure accuracy
and validity as well as documented
evidence if the consumer needs to be
prosecuted.
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For more information about what
constitutes fraud or to report
potential fraud please contact:
Amanda Shore - Fraud Investigator
276-773-2452 ext. 205
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