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Financial accountability is a top priority for the City of
Lake Oswego. A Fraud Hotline enhances awareness regarding
the prevention and detection of fraud, waste, or other abusive
or unethical activities. If you suspect fraud, waste, or
abuse of City of Lake Oswego municipal government resources,
we want to hear from you!
The City is committed to protecting your anonymity and your
identity will remain confidential. In this spirit, we have
contracted with a confidential 3rd party company – The
Network – that specializes in hotlines of this nature. They
will professionally and confidentially receive your information
and guide you through the process.
Please contact the toll-free phone
below and leave any information you wish that you would
consider helpful, or send a confidential web-report directly
from your personal computer.
The
Network
1-877-888-0002 (toll-free); or
www.tnwinc.com/webreport
What to Report?
This reporting avenue is intended to report indications or
suspicions of fraud; misuse of resources by City employees, vendors,
or contractors; and suspected violations of City policy. Here
are some examples of reportable offenses:
• Theft of City resources
• Conflicts of interest
• Fictitious claims
• Misuse of City property
• Ethical violations
• Embezzlement of finances
• Bribes, kickbacks
• Abuse of work hours
• Inappropriate use of City credit cards
• City policy violations
The City encourages employees and citizens alike to contact
this hotline number and report any suspected discrepancy or misappropriation
of resources.
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