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:

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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:

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276-346-1010

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