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State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump was elected to the 2018-19 Executive Committee of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT).

Bump's office works to ensure public benefit programs are accessible and run with integrity.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today testified before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means in support of her agency’s Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget request.

Auditor Bump testified before the Joint Committee on Ways and Means about her agency's fiscal year 2019 budget and agency priorities for the coming year.

Auditor Suzanne M. Bump's Bureau of Special Investigations assisted in the case.

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today announced an initiative to build on her office’s efforts to strengthen the Massachusetts social safety net.

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump today released the annual report for her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), which identified a record $13.7 million in public assistance benefits fraud in Fiscal Year 2015.

Auditor Bump testifies in support of HB 5 An Act Facilitating the Legislative Mandate of the Bureau of Special Investigations.

In a report issued today, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said examiners within her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) identified more than $9.5 million in fraudulently obtained public assistance benefits and services in Fiscal Year 2014.

Bump’s Bureau of Special Investigations protects program integrity.

Bump's staff identify 205 cases of individuals abusing public benefit programs.

Examiners completed 1,769 investigations in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013.

State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said examiners with the office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) found evidence of $2,806,252 in fraudulently obtained public assistance benefits and services, bringing the fiscal year 2012 total to $5,542,310.

Probes by Auditor Bump’s Bureau of Special Investigations lead to arraignments.