File #: 16-1640    Version: 1 Name: Insurance Fraud Program Proceeds disbursed to our Office under the Insurance Claims Fraud Prevention Act
Type: Grant Award Status: Approved
File created: 2/9/2016 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 3/23/2016 Final action: 3/23/2016
Title: 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 a...
Indexes: (inactive) ANITA ALVAREZ, Cook County State’s Attorney, (inactive) GARVIN G. AMBROSE, Chief of Staff, State’s Attorney’s Office

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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.