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Beltrami County fraud-prevention program reports roughly $1.34 million in savings for 2025

Beltrami County Board of Commissioners · March 4, 2026

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County economic-assistance leaders told commissioners that regional grant-funded fraud-prevention work returned about $6.52 for every dollar spent and produced roughly $1.34 million in cost savings for state year 2025.

Kurt Anderson, Economic Assistance division director, and Scott DeGaulder, the county’s full-time fraud-prevention investigator, reported results from Beltrami County’s regional fraud prevention investigation (FPI) program. Anderson said the county receives a regional state grant and that investigators cover Beltrami, Clearwater and Lake of the Woods counties.

Scott DeGaulder summarized 2025 outcomes,…

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