RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Richmond City Council and Richmond City Auditor invite residents to download Free New Richmond Fraud Squad Mobile Smart Phone Application to report and fight fraud, waste and abuse
Reports resulting in recovery/savings may be eligible to earn up to $5,000 reward
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia) -- Richmond City Council and the Richmond City Auditor, Umesh Dalal, invite Richmond residents to download the free new Richmond Fraud Squad Mobile Smart Phone Application to report and fight fraud, waste and abuse. All residents are requested to spread the word and to help all their friends and family put the app on their phones. Reports resulting in recovery or savings may be eligible to earn up to $5,000.
Unveiled July 17, 2012, the new Richmond Office of the City Auditor Richmond Fraud Squad Mobile Smart Phone Application is easy to download to smart phones by using Google Play for Android phones or the iPhones App Store for iPhones and identifying the mobile app by searching the words Richmond Fraud.
The Richmond Fraud Squad Mobile Smart Phone Application is easy to use and includes the following functionalities:
• Users remain anonymous and are given a code number
• Simple and easy-to-use app screens
• Photos and/or videos can be taken and used in reports
• Users can use app to automatically call the Richmond Fraud Squad Hotline
• Reports filed immediately notify investigators
The Richmond Office of the City Auditor provides auditing services for Richmond Government offices and entities receiving funding from the City of Richmond. In addition, the Office investigates instances of government fraud, waste and abuse.
During the past six years, the Richmond Office of the City Auditor has identified numerous opportunities to improve government efficiencies and checks and balances in the city; and, have identified several million dollars in government savings on behalf of Richmond residents.
CONTACT For more information, please contact Umesh Dalal, City Auditor, Richmond City Council Office of the City Auditor, at 804.646.5616 (tel); or umesh.dalal@richmondgov.com (email)
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
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