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PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN

PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN. Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Dennis J. Lovejoy Investigative Analyst KEVRIC, Inc., an IMC Company

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PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN

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  1. PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement Dennis J. Lovejoy Investigative Analyst KEVRIC, Inc., an IMC Company Administration For Children and FamiliesU.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesProject Save Our Children Task Force916-498-5483 ~ 916-498-5446 (fax) dennis.lovejoy@acf.hhs.gov

  2. PSOC Screening Sites

  3. Types of PSOC Cases • Locate(Help local agencies locate NCP for enforcement) • Locate for Disbursement(Help local agencies locate CP to distribute uncollected funds) • Federal Prosecution(Refer case and analysis to OIG & AUSA for review)

  4. Who is the PSOC Task Force? Multi-Agency Shareholders include: State (Local) CSE Staff IV-D Directors Investigative Analyst (PSOC) Special Agents (HHS/OIG/OI) & Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA)

  5. Project Save Our Children AUSA LCSA OIG-OI PSOC

  6. The Law • Child Support Recovery Act-1992 • Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act-1998 (Section 228 of Title 18, United States Code) • Establishes felony/misd. violations for the failure to pay legal child support obligations for a child in another State: • (a)(1) One year or longer & owes $5,000 or greater-or- • (a)(2) Travels interstate with intent to avoid payment-or- • (a)(3) Willfully fails to pay support for a child residing in another State for period of 2 years “or “is greater than $10,000.00 • Penalties • Mandatory Restitution • Up to two years imprisonment / five years probation

  7. Elements of Section 228(a)(3) Title 18, USC: • Any person, who-- • Having the ability to pay a support obligation, • Who willfully fails to pay, • A known past due support obligation, • For a period longer than 2 years, • Or is greater than $10,000.00 • For a child who resides in another state violates this section

  8. Commercial Databases Commercial databases and other information used for review by the PSOC Investigative Analyst To present & prepare a case for Federal Criminal Prosecution and/or Locate: • CLEAR—Consolidated Lead Evaluation & Reporting • LexisNexis—Investigative Portal (Law Enforcement) • Accurint—for Law Enforcement • FAIR—Family Assistance Information Reporting (includes a credit report) • FPLS—Info from FBI, DOD, VA, National New hire Directory, Social Security Verification, Social Security Employment, address on IRS return, new Hire Directory/W4 Employment, New Hire Directory Unemployment Insurance, New Hire Directory Quarterly wage, Master Beneficiary Record (SSA benefits). • DEQY—Detailed Earnings Query through SSA—highly confidential—not available for Locates.

  9. CASE FLOW CHART PSOC receives case from State IV-D office FPLS and DEQY Requested Data Base Searches Case is entered into CSETS Data Base Analyst reviews all results Analyst writes investigative summary Prepares case file and forwards to DHHS/OIG/OI Case is either Accepted or rejected State IV-D is notified OIG reviews case file with AUSA

  10. PSOC Goals • To assist State or Local IV-D Agencies by investigating the most flagrantcases where non-custodial parents are deliberately avoiding payment of child support obligation. • To assist OIG and other PSOC Task Force Investigators by timely processing all cases referred to the PSOC units. • To provide support to OIG, PSOC Task Force Investigators and DOJ US Attorneys by preparing a complete package for review and prosecution.

  11. Project Save Our Children • 1997 to 2007 • Cases received – 12,353 • Arrests – 1,161 • Locate cases – 3,699 • Convictions – 1,127 • Restitution received - $45,065,000 • From all cases

  12. Disbursement Program Undistributed Funds • Iowa, pilot program 2005 • Funds disbursed - $741,741

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