Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Judge finds Minnesota has fraud problem, refuses to order Trump to restart Medicaid money
A federal court rejected Minnesota's attempt to restart Medicaid funding that the Trump administration had halted over concerns people are stealing the money, with the judge saying even the state has acknowledged it has a "serious fraud problem."
More than 1,000 IRS employees jilted student loan repayment program
The IRS promises to repay outstanding student loans for employees, but more than 1,000 of them cheated the terms of the agreement, according to a new audit by the tax agency's inspector general.
Death of abused migrant boy shines light on decisions facing parents about to be deported
By the time doctors saw Samuel Antonio Maldonado Erazo's 3-year-old nephew, authorities say the boy had been struck on the head at least 17 times and had burn marks consistent with someone pressing a lighter against his skin.
Trump makes California the new Ground Zero in blue-state fraud sweep
President Trump has shifted his fraud cleanup blitz to California, pitting Vice President J.D. Vance, his new Fraud Czar, against Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Two illegal immigrants in Florida plead guilty to voting in U.S. elections
Two noncitizens living in Florida pleaded guilty in separate cases to lying about their citizenship to vote in U.S. elections.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn questions Planned Parenthood’s tax-exempt status after it offers Botox
Planned Parenthood affiliates are offering Botox and other aesthetic treatments while operating as a tax-exempt charitable organization, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn said this abuses its nonprofit status.
Trump dubs Vance as the new fraud czar to go after massive scams in places such as California
Vice President J.D. Vance is the new "Fraud Czar," President Trump announced Friday, and will focus on California and other blue states where Mr. Trump said criminals have engaged in unprecedented theft of taxpayer money.
Come clean, avoid legal wrath: DOJ expands corporate self-disclosure program
The Justice Department is putting down its stick and picking up a carrot to influence companies to voluntarily disclose financial crimes.
Federal worker in Virginia admits to using telework to collect three paychecks at same time
A Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting that she used the federal government's lenient telework policies to claim paychecks for multiple jobs she was working simultaneously.
Ex-human rights commissioner in San Francisco charged with misusing government money
The former leader of San Francisco's Human Rights Commission has been charged with steering millions in city money to her old nonprofit group, which was led by the man she lives with.
