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FCCC WebEx SessionDecember 13, 2016

Clerks’ Statewide Investigations Alliance

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Anthony Palmieri, JD, CIA, CIGI, CCSA

Deputy Inspector General & Chief Guardianship InvestigatorClerk & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

(561) 355-6782

apalmieri@mypalmbeachclerk.com

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Administrative Coordinator & Region 6

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Why Florida?

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Florida is ground zero.

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65+ Senior Population 85+ Senior Population

FLORIDA 2.7% PENNSYLVANIA 2.6%NEW YORK 2.2%OHIO 2.2%ILLINOIS 2.0%CALIFORNIA 1.8%TEXAS 1.4%

NATION 14.9% NATION 2.0%

FLORIDA 19.4% PENNSYLVANIA 17.0%OHIO 15.9%NEW YORK 15.0%ILLINOIS 14.2%CALIFORNIA 13.3%TEXAS 11.7%

Source: 2014 US Census, top 6 by percentagefor states with over 10 million population

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Brief history of how we got here.

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Brief history of how we got here.

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Elected, not appointed.

Separate, independent state constitutional office with county jurisdiction.

Communications with the court statutorily authorized; not ex parte.

Unfettered access to the Court and court records.

Professional training; highly credentialed and accredited.

Already auditing and investigating with success.

Why Florida Clerks? Model program.

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Innovative new guardianship partnership.

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Flow chart of investigative process.

Region 1 (Okaloosa Co. IG)

Region 2 (Lake Co. IG)

Region 3 (Pinellas Co. IG)

Region 4 (Polk Co. IG)

Region 5 (Lee Co. IG)

Region 6 (Palm Beach Co. IG)

Region 7 (Shared by all Clerk IGs)

Clerks’ Statewide Investigations Alliance

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Maintaining integrity of the Alliance

Agreeing with policies & procedures

Implementing FCCC Guardianship Best Practices

Becoming an IG Office

Performing non-operational enhanced audits

Must develop a robust history (one year)

OPPG must agree with participation

Becoming an Alliance participant.

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Implementing Best Practices.

Level 1, 2, or 3 audits based on risk factors

Requires exercise of judgment

Internal audit/IG expertise

Review attorney & guardian fees

Utilize advanced investigative techniques

Third party verifications

Interviews & interrogations

Inspections, observations

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Alliance report to Clerk and Court

Clerk’s Statutory Role (s. 744.368, Fla. Stat.)

Clerk’s Enhanced Auditing Capability

Non-legally sufficient complaints

Alliance offering investigative services to all Clerks

Implications to Clerk’s Guardianship Duties.

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Obtaining more information.

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http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/ClerksIG/

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Anthony Palmieri, JD, CIA, CIGI, CCSA

Deputy Inspector General & Chief Guardianship InvestigatorClerk & Comptroller, Palm Beach County

(561) 355-6782

apalmieri@mypalmbeachclerk.com

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Administrative Coordinator

Questions?

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