Hurricane-Related Benefit Fraud: Guidance to Financial Institutions on Benefit Fraud Related to Rent Hurricanes

Details

• Publisher's site:
  https://www.fdic.gov
• Corporate Authors:
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
• Description:
  The FDIC is providing institutions with the attached guidance issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding benefit fraud related to the recent hurricanes. The Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force, as part of the Department of Justice, has been vigorously prosecuting fraud cases related to the hurricanes. The Task Force has also identified possible signs of fraudulent activity, which are included in the attached guidance to assist financial institutions in identifying hurricane-related benefit fraud. Finally, FinCEN requests that specific words be used in the narrative portion of all Suspicious Activity Reports filed in connection with hurricane-related benefit fraud.
• Subject:
  Disaster Relief
• Dataset Download URL:
  fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2006/fil06015.html
• Format:
  PDF
• Release Date:
  02/14/2006
• Update Date:
  11/14/2018
• Withdrawn Date:
  12/01/2018
• Agencies Involved:
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) ; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) ; Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Fdic Employee Involved:
  Debra L. Stabile
• Source:
  FDIC Website
• Memorandum To:
  FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
• FIL Number:
  FIL-15-2006
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1b8cbb23c4139b3d008b923eed6a3570d13ef19ee5b70eac3c2a1f5d6a0b6368
• Download URL:
  https://archive.fdic.gov/view/fdic/7503/fdic_7503_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 756.29 KB ]