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Legal Services Accountability Project
 
SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
 
July 2000

 
The LSC Case Over-Counting Scandal of 1999
 

Full Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary

A. Notable LSC Quotes

B. Glossary of Important Terms

C. Important Sources of Information

D. Background

E. Applicable Case Reporting Criterion

F. Summary Results of Examinations of Case Reports for the 1997 Legal Services Program

G. Discussion of the Scandal

H. Conclusions and Recommendations

APPENDIX 1 - LSC Act, As Amended, 1977 (Excerpt)

APPENDIX 2 - IG Act, As Amended, 1978 (Excerpt)

APPENDIX 3 - Government Auditing Standards (Excerpt)

APPENDIX 4 - LSC Annual Report Summaries for 1996 and 1997 Programs (Fact Books) (Excerpt)

APPENDIX 5 - Analysis of Average Cost Per Case and Total Cases Closed For 1980 - 1997

APPENDIX 6 - Analysis of Case Reports for Local Programs Financed Primarily with Non-LSC Funding

APPENDIX 7 - Timeline and Facts

APPENDIX 8 - Analysis of 13 Case Reports for 1997 Program



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