Public Assistance Fraud (PAF)

The Public Assistance Fraud Program is based on Chapter 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes.  The Chapter 49 Fraud Program has been administered in all geographic areas of the state since January 1, 1998. The program consists of fraud prevention, fraud investigation, and fraud overpayment collection activities of the FoodShare (formerly known as Food Stamps), Wisconsin Medicaid, and BadgerCare Plus programs.

As part of the responsibilities for ensuring the integrity of the benefit programs they administer,  Income Maintenance (IM) agencies must operate fraud prevention programs to identify and prevent fraud or error from occurring in their programs.  The agency determining eligibility for a particular benefit program is responsible for fraud prevention activities in that program.

Public Assistance Fraud Program Contact Information

To report Public Assistance Fraud, contact your county/tribal agency fraud specialist (PDF, 53 KB).

If you are from another state's Income Maintenance agency and want to verify if someone is receiving public assistance in Wisconsin, please call (608) 261-6378 (option 1) or email carpolcc@dhs.wisconsin.gov .  PARIS match requests should be directed to Barry Chase at Barry.Chase@wisconsin.gov .

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Last Revised: January 06, 2010