The purpose of the Fraud Reduction Elimination Effort (FREE) Program: 

• Prevent, identify and reduce public assistance fraud, waste and abuse by ensuring benefits and services are received by eligible individuals, in the correct amount

• 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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