Stop waste in Brevard County by reporting fraud, waste, and abuse of county resources.
What is Fraud?
The deliberate misrepresentation or deception for personal or organizational gain, including, but not limited to, dishonest acts, misuse of funds, destruction of records, or personal use of Clerk & Comptroller, Board of County Commissioners, or Brevard County resources.
What is Waste?
The misuse or overuse of resources without providing a benefit to taxpayers.
What is Abuse?
Improper acts that violate policy, law, or ethical standards and that a reasonable person would recognize as wrong, such as misusing authority, work time, or Clerk & Comptroller, Board of County Commissioners, or Brevard County property for personal gain.
Persons reporting fraud, waste, and abuse must provide sufficient details to facilitate an investigation.
All reports must answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how.
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Who was involved? (names, addresses, phone numbers, if available)
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What happened? (summary of events, additional sources of evidence)
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When did it happen? (date, time, frequency)
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Where did it happen? (location, city, state)
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Why was it done? (any known motive for committing such act)
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How did it happen? (what scheme was used)
The OIG does NOT have jurisdiction over constitutional offices, including:
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State Attorney’s Office, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
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Public Defender’s Office, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
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Brevard County Sherriff’s Office
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Brevard County Property Appraiser
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Brevard County Supervisor of Elections
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Brevard County Tax Collector
If your complaint is not within the OIG’s jurisdiction, the OIG will either refer your complaint to the appropriate agency, or notify you so that you may submit your complaint to the appropriate agency.