FRAUD REPORTING
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The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services will investigate any allegations of fraud. Please fill out a form on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Website for the program that you suspect has been committing fraud. You may remain anonymous if you wish, and results of the investigation will not be discussed do to privacy laws. Click the Report Fraud button to the left. |
Fraud costs all of us. In 2015, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services disbursed about $2.5 billion in SNAP food assistance, $259 million in Ohio Works First cash assistance, and $573 million in child care subsidies. Individuals who mislead caseworkers or lie on an application for benefits account for a very small percentage of the funding disbursed, but the department takes even the smallest fraud cases very seriously. Carroll County Job and Family Services director Kate Offenberger said, "It is the goal of the agency to investigate every report of suspected fraud that is reported to us. We evaluate each report to determine if the customer is eligible for the benefit they received in the accordance with Federal and State guidelines. If a customer receives benefits that they were not entitled to receive , we attempt to recover the funds and file charges through the Carroll County Courts."
Weighted by the size of the agency's caseload, Carroll County was ranked 7th out of 88 counties in the state of Ohio for the number of established fraud claims. The agency was also one of the top ten leaders in recovery and collection of over-payment claims.
Individuals found to be committing fraud are removed from the program, must repay any improperly obtained benefits, and may face criminal charges and jail time. Residents of Carroll County may report suspected public assistance fraud by calling Carroll County JFS at 330-627-5350, by email at carrollcountydjfs@gmail.com, or by going to Ohio Job and Family Services' Fraud page.
Weighted by the size of the agency's caseload, Carroll County was ranked 7th out of 88 counties in the state of Ohio for the number of established fraud claims. The agency was also one of the top ten leaders in recovery and collection of over-payment claims.
Individuals found to be committing fraud are removed from the program, must repay any improperly obtained benefits, and may face criminal charges and jail time. Residents of Carroll County may report suspected public assistance fraud by calling Carroll County JFS at 330-627-5350, by email at carrollcountydjfs@gmail.com, or by going to Ohio Job and Family Services' Fraud page.
Carroll County Department of Job and Family Services: 330-627-2571
95 East Main Street, Carrollton, OH 44615 Contact Us |
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