DEFINITIONS

The State of Montana's Legislative Audit Division defines these terms as:

Fraud: Any intentional or deliberate act to deprive another of property or money by guile, deception, or unfair means.

Waste: An unintentional, thoughtless, or careless expenditure, consumption, mismanagement, use, or squandering of government resources to the detriment or potential detriment of the state.

Abuse: An unintentional, wrongful, or improper use or destruction of government resources, or seriously improper practice that does not involve prosecutable fraud.

If you suspect fraud, waste, or abuse are occurring at UM, please contact OIER@mso.umt.edu, or the Montana University System Hotline