5-year Summary Of Results Of Gao Fraud Hotline V. AFMD-84-70

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AFMD-84-70 1 (1984-09-25)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To Senator Jim Sasser

OF THE UNITED STATES

5-Year Summary Of Results

Of GAO Fraud Hotline

GAO's nationwide, toll-free hotline, which was
established in January 1979 to help combat fraud,
waste, and abuse in the federal government, has
received over 53,000 calls in its 5 years of operation.
Over 10,600 allegations have been referred for inves-
tigation. About 1,100 cases were substantiated, re-
sulting inrecoveryof money, or legal or administrative
action. In the 5 years, GAO reports the hotline
identified millions of dollars in misspent federal
funds.

This report gives details about the hotline, including
(1) numbers and types of calls, (2) procedures for
handling callers and allegations, (3) analyses of
allegations by type and agency with examples of
substantiated cases, and (4) legal and administrative
actions taken.

GAO encourages both the public and federal em-
ployees to call the hotline. The nationwide hotline
phone number is 1-800-424-5454 and in the
Washington, D.C., area, the number is 633-6987.

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