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2015 Georgia WIC Conference

Georgia DPH WIC Conference

Ondray Jennings, Deputy Inspector GeneralAugust 24-25 , 2015

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

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 - 32

Criminal Actions

• Criminal Referrals - 12• Arrests - 4• Indictments - 1• Convictions - 37

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.

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

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.

Ondray JenningsDeputy Inspector GeneralOffice of Inspector General

Department of Public Health2 Peachtree Street, 9-451

Atlanta, GA 30303404/656-4422

Ondray.Jennings@dph.ga.gov

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