{"id":201,"date":"2022-01-12T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T16:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:19:59","slug":"report-fiscal-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/report-fiscal-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Report Fiscal Misconduct"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 uwm-l-order--last\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/report-fiscal-misconduct\/financial-misconduct-reporting-form\/\" rel=\"\">Submit a Fiscal Misconduct Report<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UWM employees have an obligation to follow federal and state &nbsp;laws, UW System policies and regulations, and UWM policies. We also share the UWM guiding value to engage in ethical behavior, based on integrity, accountability and responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uy20FuVh_mQ?feature=oembed\" title=\"Fraud at UWM Costs Us All\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robin Van Harpen, UWM\u2019s vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Affairs, explains why it\u2019s important to report fraud and workplace theft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-types-of-fiscal-misconduct\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Types of Fiscal Misconduct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s important for UWM employees to be familiar with the university&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/fiscal-misconduct\/\">Fiscal Misconduct<\/a> policy and to report suspected violations. Fiscal misconduct is defined as &#8220;a deliberate act or failure to act that is contrary to established laws, regulations or policies and which results or was intended to result in either loss or other damage to the State or the UW System or improper personal gain.\u201d Fiscal misconduct can include, but is not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Theft, embezzlement, or misuse of any State, UW System, or University funds or resources, including but not limited to, cash, credit cards, equipment, supplies, facilities, telephone and IT systems, mail systems, vehicles and computers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee conflicts of interest or ethics violations involving the use of one&#8217;s public position for personal gain or advantage, such as contracts for outside services which benefit the employee and\/or their immediate family;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improper handling or reporting of financial transactions;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bribery, kickbacks, and bid rigging;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Credit card and travel expense fraud;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forgery, falsification, or unauthorized alteration of financial documents or records; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authorizing or receiving compensation for hours not worked or covered by appropriate and available leave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-report-financial-misconduct\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Report Financial Misconduct<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you suspect someone is engaging in theft or fiscal misconduct, you have three options for reporting it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tell your supervisor, who is obligated to inform UWM\u2019s vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Affairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/compliance\/report-fiscal-misconduct\/financial-misconduct-reporting-form\/\">the UWM fiscal misconduct reporting form<\/a>, and someone acting on behalf of UWM\u2019s vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Affairs will follow up with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make an anonymous report through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/compliance\/landing-page\/ethics\/reporting\/\">Universities of Wisconsin Reporting Hotline<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":486,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-201","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uwm_unpublish_requested":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Report Fiscal Misconduct - Office of Compliance &amp; 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