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PROPOSED GRANT PROGRAM REVENUE
Department: Office of the State’s Attorney
Program(s): State’s Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Program
Summary: We are in receipt of $347,500.00, disbursed to our Office under the Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act, 740 ILCS 92/25(h). Pursuant to the Act, these funds “shall be disbursed to the State’s Attorney of the County where the action was brought [and] shall be used by the State’s Attorney solely to investigate, prosecute, and prevent insurance fraud, augmenting existing budgets rather than replacing them.”
We request approval to appropriate these funds under Business Unit 7659999, which will fund the salaries and fringe benefits of two Assistant State’s Attorneys through 7/31/2017.
This program was previously funded by a grant from the National Insurance Crimes Bureau.
Appropriation Amount: $347,500.00
Program Period: 2/1/2016 - 7/31/2017
Fiscal Impact: None
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.