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FY 16-17: Agency Priority Goal

Fraud and Public Corruption

Priority Goal

Protect the American people from fraud and public corruption. By September 30, 2017, increase the number of new investigations by 2 percent with emphasis on holding individuals accountable associated with fraud and public corruption, including white collar crime, financial fraud, and health care fraud.

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Performance Indicators

Increase in number of new fraud and public corruption investigations by 2 percent

Indicator target and actual value information
Fiscal Year Quarter	Period Ending (Month, Year)	Target Value	Actual Value	Explanation of Actual
2015-Q4	September, 2015		12717	Total actual figures for FY 2015.
2016-Q1	December, 2015		3005	For 1st quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 3,005 investigations comprising of 2,732 fraud investigations and 273 public corruption investigations. While the first quarter actual amounts to slightly less than 25 percent of the FY 2016 target, the number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which could still result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q2	March, 2016		6096	For 2nd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 6,096 investigations comprised of 5,518 fraud investigations and 578 public corruption investigations. The 2nd quarter actual amounts to almost a doubling from 1st quarter and just slightly less than 50 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q3	June, 2016		8801	For 3rd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 8,801 investigations comprised of 7,974 fraud investigations and 827 public corruption investigations. The 3rd quarter actual amounts to a 31 percent increase from the 2nd quarter actual and approximately 69 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q4	September, 2016	12844	11395	For FY 2016, the Department handled 11,395 investigations comprised of 10,324 fraud investigations and 1,071 public corruption investigations. The Department was not able to meet the annual target of 12,844. Fraud and public corruption cases are some of the most complex cases that the United States USAOs handle. The majority of these cases are data intensive, requiring the collection, organization, and analysis of massive amounts of electronically stored information. Substantial resources must be allocated to reviewing and analyzing such data in existing investigations, which can reduce resources available to new investigations. Moreover, the time required to pursue our already high number of pending matters – from investigation through sentencing and appeal – is significantly longer than in other cases due to the complex nature of the crimes. In FY 2016, the Department continued to vigorously investigate and prosecute crimes related to fraud and public corruption. For example, in June 2016, a federal jury found Congressman Chaka Fatah Sr. (PA) guilty of all charges stemming from a racketeering conspiracy involving several schemes that were intended to further his and his co-conspirators’ political and financial interests by misappropriating federal, charitable and campaign funds, among other schemes. The evidence at trial showed that, among other things, Fattah and certain associates borrowed $1 million from a wealthy supporter for his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia, and disguised the funds as a loan to a consulting company. After he lost the election, Fattah returned to the donor $400,000 that the campaign had not used and arranged for Educational Advancement Alliance, a non-profit entity that Fattah founded and controlled, to repay the remaining $600,000 using charitable and federal grant funds that passed through two other companies. To conceal the contribution and repayment scheme, the defendants and others created sham contracts and made false entries in accounting records, tax returns and campaign finance disclosure statements. Also in FY 2016, Arthur Budovsky (NY) was convicted and sentenced to twenty years in federal prison for running a massive multi-million dollar money laundering enterprise through his company Liberty Reserve, a virtual currency that was used by cybercriminals around the world. Liberty Reserve billed itself as the Internet’s “largest payment processor and money transfer system” and operated one of the world’s largest and most widely used digital currencies. Budovsky designed Liberty Reserve with a focus of attracting criminals that conducted Ponzi schemes and trafficked in stolen credit cards. In January 2016, within days of his trial date, he pled guilty to one count of conspiring to commit money laundering. Budovsky admitted to laundering between $250 million and $550 million in criminal proceeds linked to Liberty Reserve accounts based in the United States. The Department will continue to pursue criminal and civil litigation to protect the federal fisc and hold accountable corrupt officials and those who commit fraud; and promote transparency in markets by preserving competition and protecting consumers and investors.
2017-Q1	December, 2016
2017-Q2	March, 2017
2017-Q3	June, 2017
2017-Q4	September, 2017	12971

Indicator Statement:

By September 30, 2017, increase the number of new investigations by 2 percent with emphasis on holding individuals accountable associated with fraud and public corruption, including white collar crime, financial fraud, and health care fraud.

Unit Of Measurement: Number of investigations (fraud and public corruption)

Indicator Reporting Frequency: Quarterly

Indicator Direction: INCREASING

Other Indicators

Number of fraud investigations

Indicator target and actual value information
Fiscal Year Quarter	Period Ending (Month, Year)	Target Value	Actual Value	Explanation of Actual
2016-Q1	December, 2015		2732	For 1st quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 3,005 investigations comprising of 2,732 fraud investigations and 273 public corruption investigations. While the first quarter actual amounts to slightly less than 25 percent of the FY 2016 target, the number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which could still result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q2	March, 2016		5518	For 2nd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 6,096 investigations comprised of 5,518 fraud investigations and 578 public corruption investigations. The 2nd quarter actual amounts to almost a doubling from 1st quarter and just slightly less than 50 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q3	June, 2016		7974	For 3rd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 8,801 investigations comprised of 7,974 fraud investigations and 827 public corruption investigations. The 3rd quarter actual amounts to a 31 percent increase from the 2nd quarter actual and approximately 69 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q4	September, 2016	11746	10324	For FY 2016, the Department handled 11,395 investigations comprised of 10,324 fraud investigations and 1,071 public corruption investigations. The Department was not able to meet the annual target of 12,844. Fraud and public corruption cases are some of the most complex cases that the United States USAOs handle. The majority of these cases are data intensive, requiring the collection, organization, and analysis of massive amounts of electronically stored information. Substantial resources must be allocated to reviewing and analyzing such data in existing investigations, which can reduce resources available to new investigations. Moreover, the time required to pursue our already high number of pending matters – from investigation through sentencing and appeal – is significantly longer than in other cases due to the complex nature of the crimes.
2017-Q1	December, 2016
2017-Q2	March, 2017
2017-Q3	June, 2017
2017-Q4	September, 2017	11863

Indicator Statement:

Number of fraud investigations

Unit Of Measurement: Number of fraud investigations

Indicator Reporting Frequency: Quarterly

Number of public corruption investigations

Indicator target and actual value information
Fiscal Year Quarter	Period Ending (Month, Year)	Target Value	Actual Value	Explanation of Actual
2015-Q4	September, 2015		1087	The figure represents the actual for FY 2015.
2016-Q1	December, 2015		273	For 1st quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 3,005 investigations comprised of 2,732 fraud investigations and 273 public corruption investigations. While the first quarter actual amounts to slightly less than 25 percent of the FY 2016 target, the number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which could still result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q2	March, 2016		578	For 2nd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 6,096 investigations comprised of 5,518 fraud investigations and 578 public corruption investigations. The 2nd quarter actual amounts to almost a doubling from 1st quarter and just slightly less than 50 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q3	June, 2016		827	For 3rd quarter FY 2016, the Department handled 8,801 investigations comprised of 7,974 fraud investigations and 827 public corruption investigations. The 3rd quarter actual amounts to a 31 percent increase from the 2nd quarter actual and approximately 69 percent of the FY 2016 target. The number of investigations tends to increase during the course of the year (second, third, and fourth quarters) which should result in the annual target being met. Thus, based on historical quarterly results, this priority goal is on track to meet the FY 2016 target.
2016-Q4	September, 2016	1098	1071	For FY 2016, the Department handled 11,395 investigations comprised of 10,324 fraud investigations and 1,071 public corruption investigations. The Department was not able to meet the annual target of 12,844. Fraud and public corruption cases are some of the most complex cases that the United States USAOs handle. The majority of these cases are data intensive, requiring the collection, organization, and analysis of massive amounts of electronically stored information. Substantial resources must be allocated to reviewing and analyzing such data in existing investigations, which can reduce resources available to new investigations. Moreover, the time required to pursue our already high number of pending matters – from investigation through sentencing and appeal – is significantly longer than in other cases due to the complex nature of the crimes.
2017-Q1	December, 2016
2017-Q2	March, 2017
2017-Q3	June, 2017
2017-Q4	September, 2017	1109