Report any suspected criminal activity that involves a representative to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) via the Allegation Referral Intake System (ARIS). You must send a copy of the ARIS referral report to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). Refer to the electronic and physical addresses for OGC in GN 03970.070.

References:

GN 04105.000 Violations of the Social Security Act

GN 04110.000 Detecting and Developing Program Violations

Follow the instructions below to refer potential criminal violations.

1. 1. 

   Complete the ARIS referral.

2. 2. 

   Email a copy of the ARIS referral to the appropriate regional Center for Program Support (CPS) using the usual CPS email address, and to OGC via email at OGC.OGL.Representative.Conduct@ssa.gov with a subject line “IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY. REPRESENTATIVE SANCTION REFERRAL.”

3. 3. 

   Although electronic referrals are preferred, you may use a physical address when an electronic referral is not possible due to a prolonged systems outage or for other reasons. You can find OGC's physical address in GN 03970.070B.