Corruption tip line
The FBI has opened a tip line to receive complaints of public corruption and government fraud resulting form Hurricane Katrina aftermath. The line, open 24 hours, seven days a week, is 1-800-CALLFBI or 1-800-225-5324.
FBI officials said the phone lines will be manned by bureau personnel who will collect, analyze and investigate the information or share it with state, local or other federal law enforcement agencies.
Public corruption cases involve elected or appointed officials or those under contract to a public agency, as well as individuals who have allegedly engaged in a corrupt scheme involving abuse of the individual’s powers or whose actions undermine the integrity of federal, state or local operations, officials said.
FBI officials said the tip line will also take calls dealing with “fraud activity and corruption by businesses or persons engaged in purported contract fraud, procurement or purchasing fraud or fraud of federally-funded programs.’’
Hurricane Katrina online scams, such as fake donation Web sites, can be reported to the FBI’s Web site at www.ic3.gov, while identity theft complaints should be reported to the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov or to the agency’s toll-free ID theft hotline, 1-877-ID-THEFT, federal officials said.
"Hello, FBI? I saw this really sleazy TV ad last night, with this con man on it..."
