Report Fraud in Government

Waste, fraud, and abuse result in added government costs and a reduction in services, which impacts everyone. You can help by contacting us to express your concerns.

You can help by contacting us to express your concerns about fraud in government. By statute, we can respond to questions and concerns about government entities and officials that gain inappropriately at your expense. As a state office, we cannot investigate allegations against private entities or citizens.

We CAN investigate the following areas:

Improper financial gain, embezzlement, and the abuse of public property or funds for personal gain;

Misappropriation of government funds;

Agency overspending; and

Inappropriate or illegal use of public funds.

Although anyone can submit a Fraud Report, we may, by statute, conduct audits only under certain circumstances, as outlined in our Frequently Asked Questions.

Some other state agencies/offices have jurisdiction over fraud regarding the following matters:

Income taxes

Supplemental nutrition assistance (food stamps / welfare)

Medicaid

Salaries/wages

Unemployment

Disability benefits

Workers’ compensation

Consumer-protection

We do not investigate these matters. The state agencies/offices that have jurisdiction over these matters are listed at the bottom of this webpage.

You may also submit a Governmental Fraud Report by calling 1-855-372-8366.

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