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CFO SINK ANNOUNCES STATE-OF-THE-ART
INTERVIEW RECORDING SYSTEM, TO INCREASE FRAUD CONVICTION RATES
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced that a new
state-of-the-art interview recording system is now being used in the Miami
regional office of the Department of Financial Services’ Division of
Insurance Fraud. The new recording system is expected to increase conviction
rates by providing law enforcement officers and the courts with more
accurate and complete evidence of statements made to investigators by
witnesses and offenders.
“The implementation of a high-tech recording system is another innovative
way my office is working to protect Floridians by holding people who commit
fraud accountable,” said CFO Sink who oversees the Department of Financial
Services. “Prosecuting fraud more efficiently will help increase conviction
rates and protect Floridians from financial crimes.”
The CaseCracker Interview Management System may be used to digitally record
audio and video of law enforcement interviews in their entirety. The system
will also make it easier to share and transfer recorded interviews with
other law enforcement entities in joint investigations. In addition, the new
recording system is expected to save time in case preparation and interview
reviewing.
The Miami office is home to the division’s largest fraud prosecution unit.
Last year alone, the Miami fraud office was responsible for 300 of the
state’s nearly 800 fraud arrests.
The Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud,
investigates various forms of fraud in insurance, including health, life,
auto, property and workers' compensation insurance. Anyone with information
about suspected insurance fraud is asked to call the department's Fraud
Fighters Hotline at 1-800-378-0445. A reward of up to $25,000 may be offered
for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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