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Fraud hotline sees 36 reports since launch; one ongoing city investigation reported
Summary
The city's fraud hotline, launched Sept. 23, 2024, received 36 reports through Oct. 6, 2025; most were referrals or external matters, and one report remains open and under investigation, officials said at the Audit Oversight Committee meeting.
Joe Throneberry, senior forensic auditor, updated the Audit Oversight Committee on Oct. 6 on the city’s fraud-prevention and detection program.
Throneberry said the hotline—launched Sept. 23, 2024—is available 24/7 by phone and online, accepts anonymous submissions in multiple languages, and routes incoming reports through an ethics case system to the city manager, city attorney and city auditor for triage. “The fraud…
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