Experience

HRA

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Fraud Investigator

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  ♦ Conduct field visits in order make visual assessments to verify information pertaining to the household composition, residence, assets and finances to complete the interview process. ♦ Write reports/summaries presenting problems, allegations, findings and recommendations to create a comprehensive case upon which eligibility decisions can be made. ♦ Prepare and complete daily, weekly and monthly activity sheets to provide a record of activities. ♦ Create files of active investigations within prescribed deadlines; including pertinent materials and appropriate notations to produce a finished package for processing. ♦ Assist with supervisory functions including assuming full supervisory responsibility during the absence of the supervisor. ♦ Provide training to new investigators on proper investigative methods, in order to increase employees’ areas of competence. Show less



HRA Bureau of Fraud Investigation

• Greater New York City Area

• Fraud Investigator II

  • Sep 2002 - Mar 2012

  ♦ Promoted to Fraud Investigator II in March 2008 ♦ Conducted highly complex investigations to detect fraudulent or ineligible applications for the NYC Public Assistance. ♦ Gathered and analyzed financial information/data through budgeting, to determine eligibility and fraud. ♦ Calculated wages and other sources of income to be budgeted. ♦ Made collateral visits to various locations and referrals to appropriate government agencies. ♦ Verified vital documents for possible fraud through client interviews and public record searches to substantiate allegations. ♦ Reviewed and analyzed cases, and retrieved pertinent information for applicants from financial and public agencies via Welfare Maintenance System (WMS). ♦ Reviewed and prepared specialized cases within the Prosecution division and refer cases to the appropriate District Attorney’s office for criminal prosecution. ♦ Testified on behalf of NYC/HRA at administrative hearings and criminal procedures. Show less