Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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Big Tab: OMB says fraud losses 'in the hundreds of billions' annually
Government Accountability Office estimated in April 2024 the government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud.
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GOP lawmaker wants Ilhan Omar records after fraud arrest
Eidleh, who was originally indicted in September 2022, was taken into custody in Somalia after fleeing the U.S.
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Washington state ordered to repay $120 million in skimmed teacher pension funds
Judge’s order requires state to return about $120 million of skimmed interest and investment returns into the retirement accounts of current and former teachers.
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Research suggests as many as 6.4 million unwittingly enrolled in Obamacare with taxpayer subsidies
Obamacare abused by brokers to sign up millions for healthcare without their consent or knowledge. As a result, insurance companies reaped windfall profits, at the expense of taxpayers.
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House Whip says evidence from whistleblowers could lead to Walz indictment: ‘Should be in cuffs’
Majority Whip Tom Emmer says statements could open door to prosecuting Minnesota governor: "The man should be in cuffs."
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California likely next step in federal fraud probes after newest revelations in benefit programs
Fake student applications, Medicaid for illegal immigrants, and profligate food programs could make California the next target for federal scrutiny over allegations of benefit fraud.
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New fraud allegations raise same concerns in Minnesota child care program as 2018 warning
Amidst newer allegations of fraud in Minnesota’s federally-funded child care program, many were raised at least eight years ago by investigators who reported them to the state legislature.
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Lawmaker wants alleged Ohio child care fraud investigated
State Rep. Josh Williams, says there have been multiple reports alleging fraud in publicly funded child care programs.
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Rep. Omar is center stage in massive Minnesota fraud scandal for her support of abused programs
Worse than Walz? Omar’s pandemic-era MEALS Act was later exploited by more than 70 defendants who stand accused of using meals program money for personal expenses or to send overseas.
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Somali fraud scheme exposes billions siphoned from US, one state set to crack down
Somali fraud scheme not limited to Minnesota: Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek is imposing new requirements that remittance payment businesses ensure that customers are lawfully in the U.S. before they can send money to foreign countries. He hopes other states follow suit.
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HHS demands accounting from Minnesota to prove feds' money didn't 'fuel illegal and mass migration'
Children and families chief wants "comprehensive list" of state entities that got federal funding going back six years, citing "public statements from hundreds" of state human services employees.
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Prescription for fraud? GAO finds serious abuses in Obamacare exchanges
Remember when Americans were told that the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) would lower health care costs and that if you liked your doctor, you could keep her? How things have changed over the past 15 years. Health care costs continue to rise faster
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Food stamp data show thousands of liquor, smoke shops are approved for EBT, raising fraud concerns
More than 5,000 liquor and smoke shops were approved as retailers under SNAP, raising fraud concerns. There's no way to determine how much alcohol, tobacco, or other "non-compliant" goods have been sold nationwide. At least 20 states refuse to share data with the feds.