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DEW describes fraud controls and automated collections that raised recoveries to about $8M
Summary
Director Stanton told the committee the agency automated overpayment collections, increased cross-matching and IP monitoring to block identity-theft claims and worked with SLED and the attorney general; automated processes grew collections from roughly $300,000 to nearly $8,000,000 in a year.
Stanton described how the agency retooled integrity and collections work to recover significant sums and prevent fraud. She said the department automated wage-record matches and collection letters and added analytical screening to detect suspicious IP‑address patterns; as a result, recoveries from automated programs rose from about $300,000 to nearly $8,000,000 between 2013 and the most recent year.
She also described partnerships with the state attorney general, a full-time SLED agent for UI fraud investigations, use of federal/state tax intercepts and cross-matches with corrections data to reduce improper payments and block identity-theft schemes. Stanton said some fraud now involves organized groups exploiting stolen Social Security numbers, and the agency shares data with other states and federal investigators.
