NCJ Number
81471
Date Published
1981
Length
46 pages
Annotation
This is the third volume of a three-volume report on the results of a statistical analysis of fraud and other illegal activities affecting 21 Federal agencies during the 2 1/2 years from Oct. 1, 1976, through March 31, 1979.
Abstract
This volume provides fraud profiles for each agency based on data collected by the General Accounting Office (GAO) from a statistical sample of 3,227 fraud cases identified by Federal agencies over the 2 1/2 year period. The sample represents a total universe of 77,211 cases. For each agency profiled, data are given for the number of fraud or other illegal activities in the universe, the functional areas in which fraud occurred, the main types of fraud, the time period over which the alleged fraudulent activity occurred, and the time period between the occurrence and the discovery of the fraudulent activity. Information is also provided on how the alleged fraud was discovered, estimate of loss incurred by the Federal Government, participants in the alleged fraudulent activity, status of fraud cases, type of action taken against perpetrators, and types of administrative action taken against Federal employees and against non-Federal government organizations. The outcome of both civil and criminal proceedings is indicated.