Public benefits
Document fraud detection for public-benefit programs
The same uploaded proofs, the same fraud patterns, a different program. Income, residency, and identity documents verified at intake, with duplicates caught across programs so public funds are never paid twice.
The problem
Pandemic-era fraud playbooks never went away
Unemployment insurance alone saw an estimated $100-135B in improper payments during the pandemic, much of it via stolen and synthetic identities backed by fabricated documents. Those same crews now work Medicaid and SNAP intake. Caseworkers juggle eligibility interviews and document review with no forensic support, while the same identity quietly draws benefits from multiple programs across state lines.
$100B+
pandemic UI improper payments
GAO estimate
$10.5B
annual SNAP improper payments
USDA FY23
1 in 5
UI claims flagged for identity risk at peak
state workforce agencies
Example verdicts
The documents your team sees, scored
Representative documents from this workflow with the forensic verdict Detectory renders and the finding behind it. Suspect documents are never auto-denied; they route to your reviewers with the evidence itemized.
Wage statement (UI claim)
Claimed employer paystub supporting a UI application
Finding: Employer EIN belongs to a dissolved entity; same stub template used in 14 claims across 2 states
Utility bill (residency)
Proof of state residency for SNAP eligibility
Finding: Provider template genuine, but service address is a commercial mail drop used on 9 other applications; routed to caseworker
SSA award letter (Medicaid)
Disability income proof at Medicaid intake
Finding: Template and benefit-amount format match SSA issuance patterns; cleared in 8 seconds
State ID (identity proof)
Photographed driver license for identity verification
Finding: Ghost-image misalignment and barcode data mismatch with printed fields; license number tied to a deceased record
What Detectory does here
Purpose-built detection for this workflow
Intake document forensics
Income, residency, and identity proofs scored at submission, before eligibility is determined, not months later in a pay-and-chase audit.
Cross-program duplicate detection
The same SSN or resolved identity drawing from Medicaid, SNAP, and UI simultaneously is flagged with the full match evidence.
Synthetic-identity resolution
Fabricated, deceased, and duplicate SSNs caught at intake, including identities assembled from real fragments that pass simple database checks.
Caseworker-first workflow
No claim is auto-denied. Caseworkers see itemized findings in plain language and make the call, preserving due process.
Case walkthrough
One identity, three programs, two states
A synthetic identity built on a deceased person’s SSN files for UI in one state while drawing SNAP and Medicaid in another. Each program’s siloed check passes. Detectory’s identity resolution links the applications through shared document templates, a common device cluster, and the SSA death-match, and surfaces the full cross-program picture.
Outcome: Program integrity units in both states receive a joint referral packet with the complete evidence chain, and recovery starts before the next benefit cycle pays out.
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