DSS Inspector General Office Helps Prevent Fraud

Serving SC By Preventing Fraud

The SCDSS Office of Inspector General is staffed with certified law enforcement personnel skilled in specialized administrative and criminal investigative techniques with the responsibility for the detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in the Department’s programs and operations.

This division is comprised of two operational units: Case Intake Unit (CIU) and Investigative Services Unit (ISU). The CIU is responsible for monitoring the agency’s Fraud Complaint Hotline and Website. The ISU is comprised of administrative investigators and law enforcement personnel who conduct administrative, regulatory, and criminal investigations on behalf of the Department and at the direction of the State Director.

Efforts led by the OIG over the last five fiscal years (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019) resulted in restitution of nearly $2.5 million. Within the last month, two arrests were made for SNAP fraud in Richland and Orangeburg Counties that amount to more than $24 thousand.

You can help SCDSS eradicate fraud! Report suspected fraudulent use of program funding at 1-800-694-8518 or online at https://dss.sc.gov/about/fraud/