Administration on Aging. "Administration on Aging; Anti-Fraud and Abuse Activities." [http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ort/default.htm].
Abstract: Part of Operation Restore Trust, a federal-state partnership formed to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, the Administration on Aging is dedicated to preventing fraud, waste and abuse. By educating aging network personnel and training retired volunteers in communities across the country to look at benefit statements, AoA wants to make older Americans and their advocates better health care consumers.
Links to many documents regarding health care fraud and abuse.

Anderson, Todd D. and John W. Sadoff Jr. "Home Health, Long-Term Care, and Other Compliance Activities." Healthcare Financial Management 53, no. 4(April 1999): 48.
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: Outlines the government's anti-fraud initiatives, includes statistics, and educates healthcare organizations on how to establish a compliance program should they become the focus of a government fraud investigation.

Baron, Talila. "Business Intelligence Pays Dividends -- Companies and Governments Use Software to Reduce Losses Due to Fraud." Information Week (March 2000): 150.
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: To assist in collecting state taxes, California is using IBM's business intelligence tools, including OLAP and data mining. The software is used to analyze tax returns stored in its data warehouse, identify non-filers, and locate discrepancies that could indicate fraud. Discussed are ways business intelligence is being used to, among other things, reduce fraud.

Calavita, Kitty et al. Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1997.
Call Number: HG 2151 .C35 1997
Abstract: A detailed analysis of the S&L failures in the 1980s that will ultimately cost taxpayers $500 million.

This bibliography is a representative selection of materials either owned or on order by the FBI Academy Library. Inclusion of an item does not represent an endorsement by the FBI of the material or its author.

Dunkelberg, John and Donald P. Robin. "The Anatomy of Fraudulent Behavior." Business Horizons 41, no. 6(November 1998-December 1998): 77-82. Notes: Available through Wilson Web
Abstract: Examines the characteristics of people involved in fraudulent activity, analyzing who they are and why they do it. Attempts to identify traits prevalent among those willing to engage in unethical activity, and determine whether they are different from the traits of those who are not. Includes charts on age, education, gender, and number of years in position.

E.B. Williams Law Library. "Government Contracts." [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/lr/rs/govt.html].
Abstract: Links to documents or web sites dealing with government contracts. Categories included are: Primary Legal Materials; Other Government Resources; Associations and Organizations; Gateways; Journals, Newsletters, and Current Awareness.

FBI Academy Library Staff, "Antitrust Bibliography."April 2000.
Abstract: Bibliography of selected materials pertaining to antitrust, available from the FBI Academy Library.

________, "Environmental Crimes Reading List." February 2000.
Abstract: A list of selected materials pertaining to Environmental Crimes, available from the FBI Academy Library.

________, "Financial Institution Fraud Bibliography." May 2000.
Abstract: A compilation of selected materials on financial institution fraud, available from the FBI Academy Library.

________, "Health Care Fraud Bibliography." August 2000.
Abstract: A compilation of selected materials pertaining to health care fraud, available from the FBI Academy Library.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. "Federal Bureau of Investigation: Governmental Fraud Unit." [http://www.fbi.gov/programs/fc/gfu/gfu.htm].
Abstract: The Governmental Fraud Units' section of the FBI web site. Tells about the Unit, its mission, strategies, and programs.

General Accounting Office. "FraudNET." [http://www.gao.gov/fraudnet.htm].
Abstract: A site maintained by the General Accounting Office to facilitate reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement of federal funds.

General Services Administration. "List of Parties Excluded From Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs." [http://epls.arnet.gov].
Abstract: The List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs, updated monthly, is a searchable database of parties excluded throughout the U.S. Government from receiving Federal contracts or certain subcontracts and from certain types of Federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits.

Gist, Nancy E. Defense Procurement Fraud Debarment Clearinghouse. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Assistance, 1995.
Call Number: J 26.33:P 76X
Abstract: Outlines a program operated by the Bureau of Justice Assistance that serves as a clearinghouse for contractors or subcontractors of the U.S. Department of Defense to confirm whether potential employees have been convicted for defense contract-related fraud or other felony. Also responds to inquiries from Federal Agencies and first-tier subcontractors.

Jenks, Sharon A. and Brian Kaplan. "False Claims (Twelfth Survey of White Collar Crime)." American Criminal Law Review 34, no. 2(Winter 1997): 555-66.
Notes: Available on microfiche and through InfoTrac.
Abstract: A summary and analysis of the False Claims Act, which was enacted by Congress in 1863 in response to widespread procurement fraud in Civil War defense contracts. The False Claims Act allows the government to prosecute individuals or corporations that present the government with false or fraudulent claims. The Act also provides for qui tam suits by private citizens for civil damages.

Olsen, Florence. "Data Mining Digs Up the Dirt (Defense Department Finds Billing and Health Services Fraud)." Government Computer News 16, no. 36(December 1997): 37.
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: The Department of Defense has started using data mining techniques to identify health services and billing fraud in its Civilian Health and Medical Program for the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). To identify providers who were double-billing the CHAMPUS system, a data warehouse team reviewed CHAMPUS and designed a system of metafiles, algorithms and indexing methods that would help identify offenders.

Paige, Sean. "Human Factors Present Procurement Reform Pitfalls (Fraud in Government Contracts)." Insight on the News 14, no. 40(November 1998): 44.
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: Brief article discussing what effects government-procurement reform may have on unscrupulous individuals, and makes mention of four recent big-dollar procurement scams.

Rankin, Ken. "Feds Look to CPAs to Help Stem Government Fraud." Accounting Today (September 1999).
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget is taking steps to curb improper payments by federally funded social programs, and is developing standards for tighter accounting controls. By putting the accounting profession on the front line, they hope to recapture tens of billions of dollars in improper payments.

Silverman, Stuart I. "Whistleblowers' Wings Clipped by the Fifth Circuit." Contemporary Long Term Care 23, no. 1(January 2000): 47.
Notes: Available through InfoTrac.
Abstract: Discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals' November 15, 1999 ruling that whistleblower's suits brought under the False Claims Act are unconstitutional when the federal government declines to intervene.

The Bauman & Rasor Group, Inc. "The Qui Tam Information Center." [http://www.quitam.com/].
Abstract: Qui tam is a provision of the Federal Civil False Claims Act that allows private citizens to file a lawsuit in the name of the U.S. Government charging fraud by government contractors and others who receive or use government funds, and share in any money recovered. This unique law was enacted by Congress in order to effectively identify and prosecute government procurement and program fraud and recover revenue lost as a result of the fraud. The Qui Tam Information Center is a place for whistleblowers and attorneys to gain information and help in pursuing qui tam actions. Gives a nice overview of qui tam, its history, and how it works.

Compiled by Veronica Sacra. 8/00