Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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Quartet in fraud case sentenced, likely sending one back to Nigeria
The North Carolina fraud cases cost taxpayers about $27 million; the 17 in the Southeast collectively accounted for $350 million in losses.
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DOJ charges 19 defendants in alleged $4 million Philadelphia Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme
In one case, a Medicaid recipient filed claims for extensive home health assistance while also working as a carpenter, prosecutors said.
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Visa to buy AI-powered fraud intelligence company BioCatch in $2.4 billion deal
BioCatch uses artificial intelligence to analyze data points, including keystroke and mouse activity, touch screen behavior, AI agent usage and jailbroken devices, to prevent fraud and financial crimes.
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New Mexico woman pleads guilty for her part in $4M Medicaid scam, faces up to 10 years in prison
Irving and the company filed fake trip records to submit approximately $3,957,788 to New Mexico Medicaid in fraudulent claims.
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Trump admin pauses $1 billion in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota over suspected fraud
Kennedy said that the states will need to provide documentation proving the payments are legitimate before the funds will be released.
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Treasury stops nearly $100 million in taxpayer funds going to dead people
Since March 2025, the process has found more than 4,900 disbursements associated with dead people worth approximately $99 million.
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Feds deploy 'strike team' to probe New York fraud
“New York is stealing from the American people every single day,” official says.
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Kansas City woman faces 20 years in prison for welfare fraud
She's not the only one: Whether its protecting the safety net for Americans who need help, or protecting tax dollars, this indictment is a small but telling data point in a debate that affects tens of millions of Americans and how much they pay to fund a welfare program plagued by fraudsters.
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Big Tab: USDA says California owes $1.4 billion because of food stamp errors
The error rate accounts for $3.8 million lost every single day.
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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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‘Deadbeat Taxpayers:’ More than 500,000 federal workers, retirees are delinquent paying Uncle Sam
Tax debt among federal workers has surged 32% since 2021, and the number of government employees who aren’t paying taxes has increased by 43% in three years.