DATE: February 26, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa A. Smittcamp, District Attorney-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution Accepting Monetary Donation to the Fresno County District Attorney's Office to fund the Identification Theft Prosecution Unit
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt Resolution accepting and expressing gratitude for the donation of $300,000 from Table Mountain Rancheria for the Fresno County District Attorney's Identification Theft Prosecution Unit for FY 2018-19.
REPORT
Since 2010, the Fresno County District Attorney's Identification (ID) Theft Prosecution Unit has received generous donations from the Table Mountain Rancheria. With your Board's acceptance of the $300,000 donation, Table Mountain Rancheria will have donated a total of $7,800,000 in support of the District Attorney's ID Theft Unit. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the continuation of the District Attorney's ID Theft Prosecution Unit at the current level may not be possible.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost or ongoing costs associated with the recommended action. Table Mountain Rancheria provided a $300,000 donation on January 7, 2019, and it was deposited into the ID Theft Special Revenue Fund 0060, Subclass 17208, and will be used to offset costs associated with the District Attorney's ID Theft Unit for FY 2018-19 once accepted by your Board. Appropriations of $1,322,612 and estimated revenues in the amount of $1,322,612 for the ID Theft program are included in the District Attorney-Grants Org 2862 Adopted Budget for FY 2018-19.
DISCUSSION:
ID theft is taking someone else's personal identifying information and using it for any unlawful purpose (California Penal Code Section 530.5). It is a serious crime with serious consequences.
According to the Department of Justice, ID theft is the future of crime. There were 12.7 million U.S. adult victims in 2014, o...
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