Fraud Detection in SBA Programs Inspection Report
- Title:
- Fraud Detection in SBA Programs Inspection Report
- AgencyName:
- Small Business Administration
- MajorOrganizationalSubdivision:
- Office of the Inspector General
- MinorOrganizationalSubdivision:
- None Selected
- Unit:
- Inspection and Evaluation Division
- Abstract:
- The Fraud Detection Inspection Report evaluates the use
of criminal history and tax verification information to detect
fraud in Small Business Administration programs. The
inspection team found that the Office of Disaster Assistance
and several of the specialized loan guarantee programs do not
collect the information necessary for the Office of the Inspector
General (OIG) to conduct criminal history checks on applicants.
In addition, the 7(a) business loan and the 8(a) Minority
Enterprise Development programs do not consistently use Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) tax verification when checking the
financial data submitted by program applicants and participants.
The OIG recommended that these programs obtain the applicant
information necessary to conduct criminal history checks and that
they use tax verification when making applicant/participant
decisions. The OIG also recommended prermanent use of IRS
verification in the Size Standards program and a one-year pilot
test in the Surety Guarantee program.
- Purpose:
- The Office of the Inspector General initiated this inspection because of indications that two procedures essential for deterring and detecting fraud in Small Business Administration programs -- completion of a personal history statement and verification of tax return and financial information -- are not being used in a consistent manner.
- AgencyProgram:
- N/A
- DistributorName:
- Office of the Inspector General
- DistributorOrganization:
- Small Business Administration
- DistributorStreetAddresss:
- 409 3rd Street, S. W.
- DistributorCity:
- Washington
- DistributorState:
- DC
- DistributorZip:
- 20416-4112
- DistributorCountry:
- USA
- DistributorTelephone:
- (202) 205-7202
- DistributorFax:
- (202) 205-6922
- DistributorResourceDescription:
- 97-11-01
- DistributorOrderProcess:
- This report can be obtained by contacting the Inspection and Evaluation
Division at (202) 205-7202 or by writing to: Office of Inspector
General, Inspection and Evaluation Division, 409 3rd Street, S.W.,
Mail Code 4115, Washington, DC 20416-4112.
- SourcesOfData:
- N/A
- AccessConstraints:
- None
- UseConstraints:
- None
- ContactName:
- Office of Inspector General
- ContactOrganization:
- Small Business Administration
- ContactStreetAddress:
- 409 3rd Street, S.W.
- ContactCity:
- Washington
- ContactState:
- DC
- ContactZipCode:
- 20416
- ContactCountry:
- USA
- ContactTelephone:
- (202) 205-7202
- ContactFax:
- (202) 205-6922
- ScheduleNumber:
- N/A
- ControlIdentifier:
- SBA10370
- RecordSourceAgencyName:
- Small Business Administration
- RecordSourceUnit:
- Office of Administrative Services
- DateOfLastModification:
- 19971210