- Before
- “The facts are all there. I just type them four times: the file, the timeline, the summary and the state form.”
- Now
- Works 31 cases from boards the agents keep current; the state referral is drafted from the board and she reads, decides and signs.
One case, from the board to a signed referral
Tyler Brannigan reported his 2023 Ram 1500 stolen from his driveway in Bakersfield. Two days later it was found burned near Tehachapi, 47 miles away. Here is the case in the working solution, screen by screen.
- 01Mon 12 Oct
Thirty-one open cases, each on its state clock
Dana Whitfield · SIU investigatorDana's caseload in the West region shows every case with its line, its stage, how complete its board is and how far its state report clock has run since the determination. Brannigan is on day 17 of 60. Okafor-Lyle, a kitchen fire with $88,400 in contents, is on day 52 with 8 days left. Haskell is waiting for Luis Arambula to approve.
“no clock yet · before determination” — the clock starts only when the SIU manager confirms a reasonable belief.
- 02Opened
The whole case on one board
Dana Whitfield · SIU investigatorClaim AU-26-0418873: $51,310 claimed, a $630 rental advance paid. The board holds three subjects, 12 evidence items and 4 interviews. Red strings run from five lines of his recorded statement to the items that contradict them, and a timeline along the bottom places every item from 18 Jul to the determination on 25 Sep. On the right, the California referral already has 19 of its 26 fields filled.
“Filled from the board as the case moved · narrative not drafted yet”
- 03Since 13 Aug
What the agents did while the case moved
The agentsThe run log shows every step since Ana Ruiz's referral: the intake agent opened the case with a score of 84 in 41 seconds, the records agent read the prior claims, valuation and trip log, the evidence keeper fingerprinted 16 items as they arrived, and the statement analyst read the EUO on 29 Sep — 27 assertions, 3 answers changed since August.
Every step is on the audit trail, with the time it took.
- 04The statement
His words, page and line, beside the record
Statement analystThe recorded statement of 10 Aug, taken by the adjuster with consent, is marked where the record disagrees: “about nine fifteen”, “Two. Both of them are with me.”, “No, it ran perfect.” Each margin note names the contradiction and the item behind it — the trip log, the locksmith invoice, the dealer quote, the sale listing, the phone records.
“Each margin note points at the record that bears on it; nothing is called a lie.”
- 05The night of 8 Aug
Three accounts of the same five hours
Chronology builderThe chronology lays the night out hour by hour: the truck's trip log, his phone records, the neighbour's canvass and his own account. The truck was driving at 7:52 pm, 47 miles to Highway 58; his phone was near Tehachapi at 8:58 pm; he says he last saw the truck at 9:15. Below, 24 entries, each with its source, put what he said beside what the record shows.
“7:52 pm · 1 h 23 min before he says he last saw it”
- 06Indexed
Every item, where it came from and who handled it
Evidence keeperThe evidence index lists all 16 items: who sent each one, when it was received, every person who handled it, a SHA-256 fingerprint of the file as received, and where the report cites it. Items that contradict a statement are flagged. Two records requests are still open.
“Originals are fingerprinted on arrival and never altered.”
- 07One click
“Draft from the board”
Bureau report drafterDana presses one button. The drafter reads the board, maps it to the California referral's 26 fields, takes suspect 2 from the phone records and the canvass, sets the type and five indicators, each with its item, then writes the narrative sentence by sentence. Before it finishes it checks every sentence for a source.
“one fact has no source and is left out: when the transmission first slipped”
- 08Drafted
Every fact cited; one field left for her signature
Dana Whitfield · SIU investigator25 of the 26 fields are filled; the last is her signature. The narrative carries 41 citations to 16 sources, and one fact is left out and given to Dana as a task — the EUO only says “a while”. Each card on the board now carries a “cited” tab with its number. Point at any citation in the report and a line runs to its card, which lights up.
The drafter fills only from the board. A fact with no evidence item is never written.
- 09Signed
She reads it, and signs
Dana Whitfield · SIU investigatorDana signs as the SIU investigator. The signing screen says what she is signing: a suspected fraudulent claim on a completed investigation, with no conclusion of guilt, 16 items and 41 citations, due Tue 24 Nov with 43 days left. She confirms she has read the report and each cited source.
“The referral states a suspected fraudulent claim on a completed investigation; it states no conclusion of guilt.”
- 10Day 17 of 60
Counsel, the manager, then the coordinator files
Gregory Tan · Luis Arambula · Priya NandakumarThe referral moves through four people in order: Dana signs, Gregory Tan reviews the EUO quote on page 91, Luis Arambula approves, Priya Nandakumar files with California. The checks before filing are listed beside it: every sentence cited, 26 of 26 required fields, the due date, and the investigation status stated as complete under 10 CCR §2698.37(d).