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Case example of difficulties in reporting fraud across precincts
1:55:37
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Council Member Susan Zhuang presents a specific case example of a 70-year-old constituent who faced difficulties when trying to report fraud at a local precinct. Deputy Chief Julie Morrill responds to clarify the correct procedure.
- The constituent, who had moved from Queens, was told to report the fraud at their original precinct
- Deputy Chief Morrill confirms that this instruction was incorrect
- Morrill reiterates that complaints should be able to be made at any precinct citywide
Susan Zhuang
1:55:37
I have a case.
1:55:38
The person used to live in Queens and then they moved to the person moved to my district this year.
1:55:45
And then he's seventy years old.
1:55:49
He went to prison to report someone, deposit his check.
1:55:53
He never gets the check, and his ID address never changed.
1:55:58
The local prison told him you need to go to your original prison to report it.
1:56:03
Is that normal case?
Julie Morrill
1:56:07
They should be able to take the report there.
1:56:09
Obviously, we can't speak to the facts of any particular investigation because every every case could be different.
1:56:16
But in that case, he should be able to make a complaint in any precinct citywide.