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Watonwan County reports $74,436 recovered in SFY 2025 fraud investigations; high cost-benefit ratio noted
Summary
Financial Assistance Supervisor Jodi Halvorson told the board the county’s SFY 2025 fraud-prevention work yielded $74,436 in recoveries from 27 investigations and was supported by a $35,000 annual grant, producing a county cost-to-benefit ratio of $9.39 versus the state average of $6.21.
Financial Assistance Supervisor Jodi Halvorson presented the county’s SFY 2025 Fraud Prevention Investigation Report to the Watonwan County Human Services Board on Jan. 21, 2026. Halvorson said the county received a $35,000 annual grant to fund the fraud investigator position and related equipment, and that staff investigated 27 fraud cases during the reporting period, producing $74,436 in overpayments, Administrative Disqualification Hearing credits and criminal-case outcomes.
Halvorson reported that the county’s cost-to-benefit ratio for the fraud program was $9.39, notably higher than the state average of $6.21 and well above an internal goal of $3.00. The board did not take further action on the report during the meeting; the item was submitted for the board’s review and record. On first reference: Jodi Halvorson, Financial Assistance Supervisor, presented the report.
