Fraud and corruptions are some of the issues discussed during a meeting Minister of Social Development and Family Services, Donna Cox, held the Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds and the Head of the Fraud Squad Division, Head of the White Collar Crime Department, of the TTPS, as well as other representatives from both Ministries Friday.
Matters discussed included individuals living abroad and receiving grants, cheques of deceased individuals still being encashed, stolen Food Cards, updates on matters sent to the Anti-Corruption Investigations Bureau and the Fraud Squad, data and Information Sharing among parties.
Among the group of vulnerable persons most impacted by fraudulent activity in the Ministry are recipients of Senior Citizens’ Pension.
Matters being investigated include financial abuse, encashment of pension cheques at supermarkets, use of fake cheques as well as fake identification cards by perpetrators.