As noted in Chapter 4, of the 30 FBI investigative classifications that experienced the greatest field agent resource utilization reductions from FYs 2000 through 2003, 8 pertained to white collar crime matters and are listed in the following exhibit. Included in these eight classifications are those related to health care fraud, telemarketing fraud, and insurance fraud; all of which are crime areas that an FBI official thought would see a growth in the near term.
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME CLASSIFICATIONS EXPERIENCING
THE GREATEST REDUCTIONS IN AGENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
Classification Number |
Classification Name |
AOB Change
FYs 2000 - 2003 |
Financial Institution Fraud: |
029C |
FIF - $25K - $99,999 Fed-Insured Bank |
-50 |
|
Health Care Fraud: |
029A |
Health Care Fraud - Government Sponsored Program |
-89 |
209B |
Health Care Fraud - Private Insurance Program |
-32 |
|
Other Fraud Investigative Areas: |
196A |
Telemarketing Fraud |
-37 |
196D |
Other Wire & Mail Fraud Schemes |
-35 |
196B |
Insurance Fraud |
-28 |
049A |
Bankruptcy Fraud $50K+ /or Court Officer |
-26 |
|
Environmental Crimes: |
249A |
Environmental Crimes |
-25 |
|
Total |
-322 |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
We conducted additional analyses of each of these classifications and identified any trends in the FBI field offices most affected by field agent resource utilization reductions in these investigative areas. In addition, we performed analyses of case openings at the field office level for each classification. Our analyses are presented in the following sections.
Financial Institution Fraud
We identified one investigative area related to financial institution fraud (FIF) that experienced a significant reduction in field agent resource utilization: Classification 029C (FIF - $25K - $99,999 Fed-Insured Bank). As shown in the following graph, the overall number of on board agents involved in these investigations declined in each year from FY 2000 through FY 2003.
TOTAL FBI FIELD AGENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data
Field Offices - The following exhibit shows field agent utilization changes among all FBI field offices. As shown, every office, except for one, experienced on board agent reductions in 029C matters from FYs 2000 through 2003.70 Although an FBI official speculated that changes in this area would have a greater impact on smaller field offices, we found that the most significant declines primarily occurred in the FBI's larger field offices.
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
029C (FIF - $25K - $99,999 FED-INSURED BANK)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
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Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
We found that overall the FBI opened only 230 new 029C cases in FY 2003 compared to the 1,456 it opened in FY 2000, reflecting a reduction of 1,226 case openings. Among individual field offices, we identified several that reduced their openings of 029C investigations by at least 22 cases.
029C (FIF - $25K - $99,999 FED-INSURED BANK)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
DETROIT |
97 |
14 |
-83 |
-85.57% |
CHICAGO |
67 |
1 |
-66 |
-98.51% |
CLEVELAND |
65 |
5 |
-60 |
-92.31% |
PHILADELPHIA |
61 |
7 |
-54 |
-88.52% |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
56 |
7 |
-49 |
-87.50% |
DALLAS |
58 |
10 |
-48 |
-82.76% |
SEATTLE |
46 |
4 |
-42 |
-91.30% |
PHOENIX |
40 |
1 |
-39 |
-97.50% |
CINCINNATI |
43 |
6 |
-37 |
-86.05% |
NEW ORLEANS |
45 |
9 |
-36 |
-80.00% |
MINNEAPOLIS |
39 |
4 |
-35 |
-89.74% |
MILWAUKEE |
34 |
0 |
-34 |
-100.00% |
WASHINGTON |
37 |
4 |
-33 |
-89.19% |
KANSAS CITY |
32 |
2 |
-30 |
-93.75% |
LOUISVILLE |
34 |
5 |
-29 |
-85.29% |
PITTSBURGH |
30 |
1 |
-29 |
-96.67% |
ATLANTA |
39 |
11 |
-28 |
-71.79% |
DENVER |
29 |
1 |
-28 |
-96.55% |
SAN ANTONIO |
33 |
5 |
-28 |
-84.85% |
BOSTON |
33 |
7 |
-26 |
-78.79% |
CHARLOTTE |
27 |
1 |
-26 |
-96.30% |
HOUSTON |
28 |
3 |
-25 |
-89.29% |
SALT LAKE CITY |
27 |
4 |
-23 |
-85.19% |
INDIANAPOLIS |
26 |
4 |
-22 |
-84.62% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
Health Care Fraud
Although the FBI expects the incidence of health care fraud to dramatically increase over the next decade as the general population ages and health care spending increases, two of the eight white-collar crime classifications experiencing significant field agent resource utilization reductions involve health care fraud matters: Classifications 209A (Health Care Fraud - Government Sponsored Program) and 209B (Health Care Fraud - Private Insurance Program). The following exhibit presents the on-board agent data utilized in each of these classifications from FYs 2000 through 2003.
TOTAL FBI FIELD AGENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data
Field Offices - The following two exhibits identify field agent utilization changes among FBI field offices for 209A and 209B matters. As illustrated, the majority of the offices experienced a decrease in onboard agents in each of these health care fraud areas. Although the most significant agent utilization reductions were not concentrated in a specific geographic area, they generally occurred within the FBI's larger field offices. We did, however, note that the Tampa and Washington field offices had considerable on board agent declines in both 209A and 209B investigative matters.
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
209A (HEALTH CARE FRAUD - GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAM)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
209B (HEALTH CARE FRAUD - PRIVATE INSURANCE PROGRAM)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
Besides the on board agent reductions, we identified the changes in case openings at the field office level for both health care fraud areas. As shown in the following two exhibits, 209A matters, overall, experienced greater decreases in case openings within field offices than did 209B matters.
209A (HEALTH CARE FRAUD - GOVERNMENT SPONSORED PROGRAM)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
SACRAMENTO |
132 |
23 |
-109 |
-82.58% |
DETROIT |
49 |
16 |
-33 |
-67.35% |
CHICAGO |
31 |
10 |
-21 |
-67.74% |
BALTIMORE |
24 |
4 |
-20 |
-83.33% |
TAMPA |
22 |
4 |
-18 |
-81.82% |
DENVER |
21 |
5 |
-16 |
-76.19% |
WASHINGTON |
20 |
4 |
-16 |
-80.00% |
MIAMI |
35 |
20 |
-15 |
-42.86% |
BOSTON |
20 |
6 |
-14 |
-70.00% |
SAN FRANCISCO |
18 |
4 |
-14 |
-77.78% |
PITTSBURGH |
22 |
9 |
-13 |
-59.09% |
NEW YORK |
27 |
15 |
-12 |
-44.44% |
RICHMOND |
22 |
11 |
-11 |
-50.00% |
BIRMINGHAM |
14 |
4 |
-10 |
-71.43% |
COLUMBIA |
11 |
1 |
-10 |
-90.91% |
PHILADELPHIA |
13 |
3 |
-10 |
-76.92% |
PORTLAND |
11 |
2 |
-9 |
-81.82% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
209B (HEALTH CARE FRAUD - PRIVATE INSURANCE PROGRAM)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
WASHINGTON |
19 |
3 |
-16 |
-84.21% |
CLEVELAND |
15 |
6 |
-9 |
-60.00% |
PHILADELPHIA |
19 |
10 |
-9 |
-47.37% |
MINNEAPOLIS |
10 |
2 |
-8 |
-80.00% |
NEW ORLEANS |
11 |
3 |
-8 |
-72.73% |
PITTSBURGH |
9 |
1 |
-8 |
-88.89% |
BOSTON |
8 |
3 |
-5 |
-62.50% |
NORFOLK |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
SAN DIEGO |
7 |
2 |
-5 |
-71.43% |
NEW YORK |
17 |
13 |
-4 |
-23.53% |
PHOENIX |
4 |
0 |
-4 |
-100.00% |
CHARLOTTE |
4 |
1 |
-3 |
-75.00% |
DENVER |
4 |
1 |
-3 |
-75.00% |
SAN FRANCISCO |
3 |
0 |
-3 |
-100.00% |
TAMPA |
5 |
2 |
-3 |
-60.00% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
Other Fraud Investigative Areas
We identified four other fraudulent classifications in which the FBI's agent utilization significantly decreased. Specifically, these were: Classifications 196A (Telemarketing Fraud), 196B (Insurance Fraud), 196D (Other Wire & Mail Fraud Schemes), and 049A (Bankruptcy Fraud $50K+ /or Court Officer). The following exhibit provides an overview of the field agent resource utilization within each of these four classifications from FYs 2000 through 2003.
TOTAL FBI FIELD AGENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data
Field Offices - As depicted in the following four exhibits, the majority of the field offices experienced field agent utilization reductions of some kind in each of these other fraud-related areas. We further noted that the most significant on board agent declines primarily occurred in the FBI's larger offices and were located in offices dispersed throughout the United States.
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
196D (OTHER WIRE & MAIL FRAUD SCHEMES)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
196A (TELEMARKETING FRAUD)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
196B (INSURANCE FRAUD)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
049A (BANKRUPTCY FRAUD $50K+ /OR COURT OFFICER)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
The following four tables list the greatest reductions in case openings among field offices for the other fraud related investigative matters.
196D (OTHER WIRE & MAIL FRAUD SCHEMES)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
SALT LAKE CITY |
76 |
24 |
-52 |
-68.42% |
NEW YORK |
68 |
34 |
-34 |
-50.00% |
KNOXVILLE |
33 |
2 |
-31 |
-93.94% |
LOS ANGELES |
75 |
44 |
-31 |
-41.33% |
BOSTON |
70 |
40 |
-30 |
-42.86% |
CLEVELAND |
46 |
18 |
-28 |
-60.87% |
SEATTLE |
41 |
17 |
-24 |
-58.54% |
CHICAGO |
65 |
44 |
-21 |
-32.31% |
RICHMOND |
33 |
13 |
-20 |
-60.61% |
DENVER |
27 |
9 |
-18 |
-66.67% |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
41 |
23 |
-18 |
-43.90% |
JACKSON |
21 |
4 |
-17 |
-80.95% |
ATLANTA |
58 |
42 |
-16 |
-27.59% |
CHARLOTTE |
33 |
17 |
-16 |
-48.48% |
DALLAS |
61 |
45 |
-16 |
-26.23% |
HOUSTON |
28 |
13 |
-15 |
-53.57% |
INDIANAPOLIS |
34 |
19 |
-15 |
-44.12% |
NEWARK |
36 |
21 |
-15 |
-41.67% |
NEW ORLEANS |
46 |
31 |
-15 |
-32.61% |
PORTLAND |
26 |
11 |
-15 |
-57.69% |
BIRMINGHAM |
19 |
8 |
-11 |
-57.89% |
OMAHA |
20 |
9 |
-11 |
-55.00% |
SAN ANTONIO |
27 |
17 |
-10 |
-37.04% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
196A (TELEMARKETING FRAUD)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
LOS ANGELES |
31 |
11 |
-20 |
-64.52% |
SAN DIEGO |
12 |
1 |
-11 |
-91.67% |
MIAMI |
10 |
0 |
-10 |
-100.00% |
LAS VEGAS |
7 |
0 |
-7 |
-100.00% |
TAMPA |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
DENVER |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
SEATTLE |
6 |
1 |
-5 |
-83.33% |
BUFFALO |
7 |
3 |
-4 |
-57.14% |
BIRMINGHAM |
4 |
0 |
-4 |
-100.00% |
HOUSTON |
4 |
0 |
-4 |
-100.00% |
KNOXVILLE |
4 |
0 |
-4 |
-100.00% |
PHILADELPHIA |
6 |
2 |
-4 |
-66.67% |
PHOENIX |
9 |
5 |
-4 |
-44.44% |
SACRAMENTO |
4 |
0 |
-4 |
-100.00% |
SALT LAKE CITY |
6 |
2 |
-4 |
-66.67% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
196B (INSURANCE FRAUD)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
BOSTON |
16 |
4 |
-12 |
-75.00% |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
13 |
2 |
-11 |
-84.62% |
DETROIT |
13 |
4 |
-9 |
-69.23% |
LOUISVILLE |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
-100.00% |
CLEVELAND |
8 |
1 |
-7 |
-87.50% |
NEW YORK |
8 |
1 |
-7 |
-87.50% |
PHOENIX |
7 |
0 |
-7 |
-100.00% |
ATLANTA |
8 |
2 |
-6 |
-75.00% |
BIRMINGHAM |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
CHARLOTTE |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
SAN ANTONIO |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
CHICAGO |
7 |
2 |
-5 |
-71.43% |
LOS ANGELES |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
049A (BANKRUPTCY FRAUD $50K+ /OR COURT OFFICER)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
LOS ANGELES |
135 |
13 |
-122 |
-90.37% |
CHICAGO |
20 |
1 |
-19 |
-95.00% |
BOSTON |
20 |
2 |
-18 |
-90.00% |
BUFFALO |
13 |
1 |
-12 |
-92.31% |
DALLAS |
13 |
1 |
-12 |
-92.31% |
SALT LAKE CITY |
12 |
1 |
-11 |
-91.67% |
NEW YORK |
9 |
0 |
-9 |
-100.00% |
ATLANTA |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
-100.00% |
MINNEAPOLIS |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
-100.00% |
OMAHA |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
-100.00% |
PHILADELPHIA |
9 |
1 |
-8 |
-88.89% |
DENVER |
7 |
0 |
-7 |
-100.00% |
SEATTLE |
11 |
4 |
-7 |
-63.64% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
Environmental Crimes
Classification 249A (Environmental Crimes) was another investigative area among the eight white-collar crime classifications experiencing significant field agent utilization reductions. The following exhibit identifies the number of on-board agents involved in this investigative area from FYs 2000 through 2003 and shows that the utilization of field agents handling such matters decreased in each fiscal year.
TOTAL FBI FIELD AGENT RESOURCE UTILIZATION
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data
Field Offices - As illustrated in the following exhibit, virtually every field office experienced reductions in the utilization of field agents on 249A matters. However, only three offices (Dallas, Houston, and New Orleans) had an on board agent decrease that was greater than one.
CHANGES IN ON BOARD AGENTS IN FBI FIELD OFFICES
249A (ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES)
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003
[Image Not Available Electronically] |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI TURK data |
The following table shows reductions in the number of environmental crime investigations opened in field offices from FY 2000 through FY 2003. Although we observed no common factors between field offices experiencing the greatest reductions, we did note that most of them revealed in our analysis experienced reductions of 100 percent.
249A (ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES)
FIELD OFFICE CASE OPENINGS
FISCAL YEARS 2000 THROUGH 2003 |
FIELD OFFICE |
FY 2000
Cases Opened |
FY 2003
Cases Opened |
Number
Change |
Percentage
Change |
HOUSTON |
14 |
0 |
-14 |
-100.00% |
KNOXVILLE |
13 |
1 |
-12 |
-92.31% |
DETROIT |
9 |
0 |
-9 |
-100.00% |
TAMPA |
9 |
0 |
-9 |
-100.00% |
LOUISVILLE |
8 |
0 |
-8 |
-100.00% |
BALTIMORE |
7 |
0 |
-7 |
-100.00% |
ANCHORAGE |
6 |
0 |
-6 |
-100.00% |
MOBILE |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
WASHINGTON |
7 |
1 |
-6 |
-85.71% |
CINCINNATI |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
CLEVELAND |
6 |
1 |
-5 |
-83.33% |
NEWARK |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
PHILADELPHIA |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
SAN DIEGO |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
SAN FRANCISCO |
5 |
0 |
-5 |
-100.00% |
Source: OIG analysis of FBI ACS data |
- The San Juan Field Office was the only office that had an increase in the number of on board agents handling Classification 029C matters from FY 2000 to 2003; however, this increase only amounted to 0.01 on board agents.
Redacted and Unclassified
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