Refund Fraud
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Determining Entity Relationships in Combating Refund FraudDetermining Entity Relationships in Combating Refund Fraud
i2 Analysts NotebookStacy Kardell-Lessard & Penny Feneis
Minnesota Department of Revenue, Individual Income Tax
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What we look for
Fraudulent income tax refund claims Invalid wages, withholding, and other
refundable credit claims EIC equivalent
Collaborate on investigations with IRSCID as well as our counterparts in other
states through our Suspicious Filer UserGroup
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Analysis Criteria
Common data we seek links between: Address Employer Relation
Bank Account Filing Method Income Amount Credit Amounts Preparer
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Past Analysis Methods
Paper charts: overly time consuming anddifficult to edit, disclosure issues
Excel spreadsheets: difficult to show
multiple links between suspects,employers, bank accounts, etc. Multiple print-outs: ineffective in storing
related data in easy to locate groups
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New Method
i2 Analysts Notebook Demo CD
i2 Analysts Notebook is used by over2,000 organizations worldwide including: IRS - CIDFBI Homeland Security state and local law
enforcement
President Bush reviewing i2 chartsproduced at the Financial CrimesEnforcement Network (FINCEN)
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Analysts Notebook
Communicate Brief Superiors Quickly Freely distribute charts
Visualize Create visual timelines Expose hidden relationships
Analyze Identify Clusters Visual Search or Query Locate Paths Between entities Find and merge similar entities List Items Select multiple Chart Layouts Change Representation
i2 software has been used inevery major FBI investigation
since 1994Darryl Barton, FBI Retired
i2 software has been used inevery major FBI investigation
since 1994
Darryl Barton, FBI Retired
2005 Minnesota Income Tax Fraud Cases
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Abilities of i Analyst Notebook
Import data already stored in Excel andmanipulate the data to show all links between suspects
Multiple layouts to present data in the
most effective way Grade and evaluate data based on thereliability of the source
Embed pictures, letters, and otherrecords directly accessible from the chart
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Data Source Files
AnalystsNotebook 6
Open Source Data
Structured Files
(XML, Excel,)
Manual Entry
Phone Records
Databases
(Oracle, SQL, Access,)
iBridge
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View & Analyze Financial Transactions
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Create Robust Intelligence Products
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Create Visuals to Support Findings
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Find Matching EntitiesCollects all entities that match each otherinto sets.
You can work with each set independently
Displays currently selected set
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Benefits of i Analyst Notebook
Protects DOR disclosure practices Collect very detailed information and
present in a concise mannerunderstandable to multiple persons
Ability to simplify our referral of cases toour Criminal Division
Prevent repetition of investigative actions by making information accessible to allDOR employees involved in theinvestigation
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Sample Case Chart
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Public Records Data & AutoTrack XP
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Partnerships
Analysts Notebook hasthe capability to importsearch results directly
from these publicrecords searchdirectories into a chart.
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Disadvantages
Each computer must have a separatelicense. A Chart Reader can be installed on any
number of computers free but the ChartReader does not allow editing capabilities
DOR has remedied this issue for us byinstalling the software & license on a sharedlaptop, making the programportable and accessible byall fraud investigators
Network dongles
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Chart Reader
Allows ANB files to be published anddistributed anywhere Permits sharing of analytical findings
Enables opening, searching, andprinting of charts FREE
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Cost of i Analyst Notebook
License & Software: $4,299 Annual Maintenance: $759
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Questions?
Contacts:Stacy Kardell-Lessard
Minnesota DOR Individual Income TaxFraud [email protected]
For purchasing information on i2 Analysts Notebook or other i2 Inc. products:Kevin A. MooreMidwest/Northeast Account ManagerFt. Loramie, [email protected] www.i2inc.comToll Free: 888-546-5242