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Attorney General's Office warns cuts to federal grants would shrink Internet Crimes Against Children unit and Medicaid fraud work
Summary
Marcy Hodgson and Todd Dalos told the House Appropriations Committee that key federal funds sustain the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children task force, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and contracted EEOC services; reductions would affect operating costs, mediators and investigative capacity.
Marcy Hodgson, fiscal director for the Attorney General's Office, and Todd Dalos, AAG director of policy and legislative affairs, briefed the House Appropriations Committee on April 15 about federal grants that fund investigative units and civil-rights work in the office.
Hodgson said the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force relies heavily on federal funds for operating costs, overtime and the task force commander; she estimated roughly 75% of the unit's budget derives from federal sources. The ICAC task force includes 4 criminal investigators and about 4.5 FTE in total; Hodgson said the task force's operating budget is approximately $888,000.
The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) was described as…
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