Government Fraud, Waste & Abuse

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Incidents of government fraud, waste and abuse are especially important to combat, given the source of the stolen or abused resources: the money, equipment or time involved in this crime is funded by our taxpayers. Tips that report this type of fraud are especially effective in efforts to protect our taxpayer dollars from dishonest behavior.


Common fraud:

Government Fraud and Waste  

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Statistics:

According to the State of Ohio – Office of the Inspector General, the office received a total of 431 complaints in 2009, which included allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, corruption or conflicts of interest in government. (2009 Annual Report, State of Ohio – Office of the Inspector General, http://watchdog.ohio.gov/annualreport/2009annualreport.pdf)