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Medford Woman Indicted for Social Security, Medicare, MassHealth, and Food Stamp Fraud 

11/03/2017 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

Auditor Bump Focuses Efforts to Strengthen Public Benefits Programs 

11/15/2016 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office Identified Record $13.7 Million in Public Assistance Fraud 

2/03/2016 Office of the State Auditor

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.

Speech

Auditor Bump Advocates for Subpoena Power for Bureau of Special Investigations 

5/27/2015 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office set Record Year for Identifying Public Assistance Fraud 

10/07/2014 Office of the State Auditor

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.

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office Set Record Year for Identifying Public Assistance Fraud 

9/17/2013 Office of the State Auditor

Bump’s Bureau of Special Investigations protects program integrity.

News

Auditor’s Quarterly Report Identifies $1.4 Million of Fraud in Public Assistance Programs 

5/02/2013 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office Identifies Over $1.3 Million In Public Assistance Fraud 

1/18/2013 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office Identifies More Than $5.5 Million In Public Assistance Fraud in FY12 

8/23/2012 Office of the State Auditor

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.

Press Release

Two Personal Care Attendants Charged with Fraudulently Billing the Commonwealth for Services after their Patients’ Death 

6/21/2012 Office of the State Auditor

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

Press Release

State Auditor’s Office Identifies More Than $1.8 Million In Public Assistance Fraud 

6/11/2012 Office of the State Auditor

In a quarterly progress report issued today, State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump said examiners with the office’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) found evidence of $1,827,217 in fraudulently obtained public assistance benefits and services.

Press Release

Two Charged in Failure to Disclose Massive Lottery Winnings to MassHealth 

5/31/2012 Office of the State Auditor

After investigations by the Office of the State Auditor, two men face charges of each fraudulently collecting over $12,000 in MassHealth benefits in a multiyear period by not reporting the hundreds of thousands of dollars earned through lottery winnings.

Press Statement

Statement from Auditor Bump on Senate Ways and Means' Proposed FY2013 Budget 

5/16/2012 Office of the State Auditor

Bump commends legislature for including proposal to criminalize food stamp trafficking in the Commonwealth.

Press Release

Boston Man Used Two Identities to Defraud Welfare Programs $21,320 

2/02/2012 Office of the State Auditor

A Boston man was arraigned today at Boston Municipal Court on charges that he fraudulently collected $21,320 in food and cash assistance from the Supplemental Nutritional Program (SNAP) and Emergency Assistance for Elderly and Disabled Children (EAEDC).

Press Release

Auditor Bump Commends Governor Patrick for Funding New Welfare Fraud Prevention Unit 

1/25/2012 Office of the State Auditor

In his 2013 Budget proposal released today, Governor Deval Patrick recommended funding for a new initiative within State Auditor Suzanne Bump’s Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI).