State Rep. Jehan Gordon (D-Peoria) announces the launch of a new fraud reporting hotline that Illinois residents will now be able to access.

“While we continue to clean-up state government, it is important to recognize changes that have been made to help end corruption and misuse for public dollars,” Gordon said. “This new hotline will allow citizens to report instances of fraud, waste and abuse in the executive branch offices and state agencies.”

House Bill 93 (Public Act 97-261) created a fraud hotline for reporting allegations of misconduct within the Executive Branch of state government. The hotline and online form is operated by the Office of the Auditor General, who is charged with referring the allegations to the proper law enforcement agency or government entity. Previously, Illinois had no single hotline for citizens to report fraud, waste or mismanagement in state government.

Persons wishing to submit allegations to the Auditor General’s Office may do so by:
· Calling the Auditor General’s toll-free telephone hotline at (855) 217-1895 or (TTY) at (888) 261-2887;
· Submitting the online form on the Auditor General’s website at http://www.auditor.illinois.gov/Hotline/Hotline.asp;
· Mailing a complaint to the Auditor General’s Office, 740 E. Ash St., Springfield, IL 62703.

If you have any questions or for more information, please contact Rep. Gordon’s Constituent Services Office at (309) 681-1992 or by e-mail at repjgordon@gmail.com.