DHS asset forfeiture : additional actions could help strengthen controls over equitable sharing : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives

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DHS asset forfeiture : additional actions could help strengthen controls over equitable sharing : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives

Title remainder

additional actions could help strengthen controls over equitable sharing : report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives

Title variation

• Department of Homeland Security asset forfeiture
• Additional actions could help strengthen controls over equitable sharing

Title variation remainder

additional actions could help strengthen controls over equitable sharing

Creator

• United States, Government Accountability Office

Contributor

• United States, Congress | House | Committee on Homeland Security

Issuing body

• United States, Government Accountability Office

Sponsoring body

• United States, Congress | House | Committee on Homeland Security

Subject

• Forfeiture -- United States
• Government publications -- United States
• United States, Department of Homeland Security -- Rules and practice
• United States, Department of the Treasury
• Assets (Accounting)
• Electronic government information -- United States

Genre

• Electronic government information
• Government publications

Language

eng

Summary

Every year, DHS components seize millions of dollars in assets during investigations and other activities and contribute forfeited proceeds to the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. Treasury manages the fund, which held about $1.7 billion in assets in fiscal year 2013. DHS components use proceeds primarily to cover forfeiture activity costs, which include sharing proceeds with state and local agencies that participate in DHS investigations through Treasury's equitable sharing program. GAO was asked to review the management of the fund. This report addresses (1) DHS revenues contributed to and obligations from the fund and (2) the extent to which DHS components have designed controls to help ensure compliance with Treasury's guidance when implementing the equitable sharing program. GAO analyzed financial data from fiscal years 2003 through 2013 on the forfeiture fund; Treasury's equitable sharing guidance; and a sample of 40 DHS equitable sharing packages, selected based on payment amounts and other factors; Sample results are not generalizable but provided information on DHS's compliance with guidance. GAO also interviewed DHS and Treasury officials. GAO recommends that Treasury ensure that the basis for DHS equitable sharing determinations is fully documented and develop additional guidance on qualitative factors used to make determinations. Treasury concurred with both recommendations and outlined steps it plans to take to address them

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GPO

Government publication

federal national government publication

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• illustrations
• maps

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography