Task force will oversee stimulus-fund spending

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley last week announced the creation of STOP Fraud Task Force – the STimulus Oversight and Prevention of Fraud – which includes a wide variety of state and federal agencies with regulatory and law enforcement oversight of federal stimulus funds.
Coakley said that the task force will provide a “coordinated and efficient approach” to oversight of federal recovery spending in the state.
Through meetings and communication among representatives of the various member agencies, Coakley said the STOP Fraud Task Force will:
• Facilitate information sharing among the various agencies that will play a role in stimulus oversight.
• Prevent duplicative efforts in reviewing spending and investigating alleged fraud on stimulus projects.
• Ensure efficiency in stimulus oversight activities. •