What is fraud?
Any intentional deception designed to deprive the City unlawfully of something of value or to secure from the City for an individual benefit, privilege, allowance, or acceptance of bribes or gratuities, making false statements, submitting false claims, falsifying records and books of accounts, arranging for secret profits, kickbacks, or commissions, and conspiring to use any of these devices; Including conflict of interest cases, criminal irregularities, and the unauthorized disclosure of official information relating to procurement and disposal matters.
