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'dxd( $ Figure  1  VZY I&mage <=8C HKKKK !  _,_j\ 6&"`z1% `E,,%y%y,,%j (#(#        (#(#  nReleaseNo.nliihSOhj42.99j  lnmmnsReleaseNo._sts0sts0193.00sm_mmml  lX^XXXlNancy_Bartel_Ԁ(202)7206915  `  nabartel@oig.usda.gov lk  klFraudinCalifornia'sChildandAdultCareFoodProgramExacerbatedbyState's P $  IneffectiveOversight  <  lkkl  WASHINGTON,March23,1999U.S.DepartmentofAgricultureInspectorGeneralRogerC._Viadero_ԀannouncedtodaytheresultsofhisauditandensuinginvestigationsofCalifornia'sadministrationoftheChildandAdultCareFoodProgram.The10sponsorsreviewedbyUSDAsOfficeofInspectorGeneralreceivedapproximately$45.3millioninFederalfundsforfiscalyears1996and1997,whichwasabout20percentofthefundsprovidedtoCaliforniasponsorsduringthosetwoyears._Viadero_Ԁsaidthat_OIG_sauditdiscoveredthatall10sponsorshadengagedinfraudulentactivitiesand/orseriousprogramirregularitieseludingdetectionforyearsbecauseoftheState'snegligentoversight.  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Accordingto_OIG_sfindings,inoverseeingthe_CACFP_,theCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationfosteredalaxenvironmentinwhichdaycaresponsorscouldpersonallyenrichthemselvesthroughvariousquestionableorfraudulentschemes.Becauseofthelaxenvironment,thesponsorsperpetratedschemesforanumberofyearswithoutdetection.  _Viadero_ԀsaidthattheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationsreviewsofthesponsors'budgetsweredeficientanditsauditsofthesponsors'operationswereineffective.TheStatedidnotquestionsuspiciousbudgetaryinformationthatwasprovidedsolelytoincreaseadministrativereimbursementstothesponsors.TheState'sreviewsdidnotfinddiscrepanciesthatwerereadilydetectable.Whenitdidquestionsponsoractivities,theStatetooknofollowupactionstoresolvediscrepancies.OrganizationaldeficienciesresultedinalackofcoordinationwithintheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducation.  Asaresultof_OIG_sreview,fourofthe10Californiasponsorshavesincebeenterminatedfromparticipatinginthe_CACFP_,andsevenarebeinginvestigatedforprogramfraud.Todate,15individualshavebeenindictedforprogramfraud,andnineofthe15havepledguilty.Amongthoseinvestigatedforfraudwere:   @  @`  @  @  @h  @ more .T-1    @  @`  @  @  @h  @ 2̄0  ThehusbandandwifeownersofthePacificAsianAmericanFamilyCare,Inc.,Long  Beach,Calif.,wereconvictedofdefraudingtheprogramofover$2.2millionbyfunnelingpaymentstononexistentemployeesandbogusbusinessentities.Thewifewas,infact,theCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationsupervisorresponsibleforoversightofallsponsorsinsouthernCalifornia,includingherownorganization. (#(# gg0  ThehusbandandwifeownersofAngela'sAngelsPreschool,Inc.,Visalia,Calif.,have x L  beenindictedforpayingthemselvesreimbursementsformealsclaimedonbehalfofproviderswhonolongerparticipatedintheprogram.ThreeemployeesofthissponsorhavealreadypledguiltytoFederalchargesrelatingtothesubmissionoffalseclaims. (#(#   Thistypeoffraudwhichtakesfoodoutofthemouthsofchildrenwillnotbetolerated.TheOfficeofInspectorGeneralwillcontinuetoinvestigateandvigorouslypursueprosecutionofthecriminalswhodefraudtheseprograms,_Viadero_Ԁsaid.  Asaresultofthedeficienciesidentifiedby_OIG_,theStatehasbeguntoimproveitsoversightofthe_CACFP_.StepstakenbytheCaliforniaDepartmentofEducationinclude:reorganizingitsinternalauditfunction,conductingmorethoroughauditsandreviewsofsponsors,andreducingtheamountoffundsavailableforsponsoradministrativecosts.  ThisauditreportisavailableonUSDAshomepageontheWorldWideWebatwww.usda.gov/oig.@*#(#(#K(#l#XXXX^#ooro  orpo  opqX^XXXqr    rqMediacontact:MaryBeth_Schultheis_,(202)7204623  `  4 O  5  mary_beth.schultheis@usda.gov6O  7 (#  x L  PublicContact:LenCarey,30150455644 O  5  lcarey@nal.usda.gov6O  7 (# 0 @  P $  qrKrq GLICKMANNAMESNATIONALAGRICULTURALLIBRARYINHONOROF  ABRAHAMLINCOLN     _BELTSVILLE_,MD,June14,2000AgricultureSecretaryDanGlickmantodaynamedthebuildinghousingtheNationalAgriculturalLibraryastheAbrahamLincolnBuildinginhonorofthepresidentwhoestablishedtheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture.  In1862,PresidentAbrahamLincolnandCongressestablishedtheDepartmentofAgriculturewithamandatetoconductexperiments,gatherseedsandplants,andcollectinformationpertainingtoagriculture,saidGlickman. Today,theNationalAgricultureLibraryisthepublicsdirectlinktotheworldslargestcollectionofagricultureinformation.  LincolnproposedandsignedintolawanactofCongressestablishing attheseatofGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesaDepartmentofAgriculture.LincolnalsosignedtheHomesteadAct,grantingWesternlandsforsettlementandagriculture;the_Morrill_ԀLandGrantCollegeAct,donatingpubliclandtotheStatestoestablishcollegesofagricultureandthemechanicalarts;andanactgrantingWesternlandsandmakingpaymentsforconstructionofrailroads,openingupnewareasoftheWesttosettlement.  TheNationalAgriculturalLibrarymanagesoneofthelargestandmostaccessiblecollectionsofinformationanddatabasesaboutagricultureintheworld.Thelibraryhasmorethan3.3millionitemson48milesofshelves.Technologybasedservicesprovideimmediatedigitalaccesstoscientificliterature,printedtext,andimages.Theslibraryscollectionanditsleadershiproleininformationservicesandtechnologyapplicationscombinetomakeitthecountrysprimarysourceforagriculturalinformation.  Formoreinformationvisitthelibrarys_website_Ԁat4 O  5  www.nal.usda.gov6!O!  7 !  (&*   ##XXXX^#q