fraud in your office 2009 local issuance training office of the state registrar
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Fraud in Your Fraud in Your OfficeOffice
2009 Local Issuance Training2009 Local Issuance TrainingOffice of the State RegistrarOffice of the State Registrar
Controlling Electronic Controlling Electronic Registration and IssuanceRegistration and Issuance
User ID’s and Passwords
•Not Recording
•Changing
•Strong Passwords
Controlling Electronic Controlling Electronic Registration and IssuanceRegistration and Issuance
•Authorizing Other Users- Rights and Limitations
•Confidentiality Agreement
•Background Check
•Functions
•Current Users
Properly Qualified Properly Qualified ApplicantsApplicants
•Proving Paternity, Grandparents or Guardianship
•Documenting Financial Relationship
•Thorough review of the Application
•Questioning identification of the record
Transportation of Transportation of Certificate or Certificate or
WorksheetWorksheet•Courier
•Funeral Director/Employee
•Fax
•Informant or Family Member
Misuse of Birth Misuse of Birth CertificatesCertificates
Illegal Sale Illegal Sale Illegal ImmigrationIllegal Immigration Work AuthorizationWork Authorization BenefitsBenefits Identity TheftIdentity Theft Alteration for BenefitsAlteration for Benefits
Health Insurance Health Insurance Social Security (“1947” to Social Security (“1947” to
“1941”)“1941”) Inheritance (Father added)Inheritance (Father added)
Misuse of Death Misuse of Death CertificatesCertificates
Alteration (Certificate and Alteration (Certificate and Worksheet)Worksheet)
BenefitsBenefits Social SecuritySocial Security Insurance (Manner of Death)Insurance (Manner of Death) InheritanceInheritance Marital Status - surviving Marital Status - surviving
spousespouse
Issuance Office RisksIssuance Office Risks
Virginia – 20-year county employee, Virginia – 20-year county employee, altering money orders, fired . . . altering money orders, fired . . . investigation continues.investigation continues.
Texas - 5-year county employee, altered Texas - 5-year county employee, altered “amended birth certificates”, sold to “amended birth certificates”, sold to confederate, erased amendment . . . confederate, erased amendment . . . currently serving 10 years. currently serving 10 years.
Issuance Office RisksIssuance Office Risks Theft of Security PaperTheft of Security Paper No Fee Certificates No Fee Certificates
With phony informationWith phony information EmployeeEmployee Family Member Family Member Friend of confederateFriend of confederate
Revealing Adoption or PaternityRevealing Adoption or Paternity
At the CounterAt the Counter On the PhoneOn the Phone
Reporting ProblemsReporting Problems•Local Law Enforcement
•State Vital Statistics Office:
Steve Elkins [email protected]
651-201-5972
Bridget Woitas [email protected]
651-201-5962