Douglas County implements fraud hot line

In response to employees being accused of stealing tires, Douglas County has launched a public fraud, waste, and abuse hot line.

Using this hotline, the public and county employees will be able to confidentially report alleged inappropriate county activity. Douglas County employees also received fraud waste and abuse training and an ethics course.

The person reporting can choose to be identified or file a report anonymously.

Citizens and employees who report via the hotline will be able to track the status of the report through a report ID number. Reports will go to a third party contractor, which will forward reports to the county’s designated internal auditor, who will review each report and either deal with it directly or send it to the appropriate county department to address.

For more information about the program or to access the hot line, go online.