fraud

Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: ‘Critical force’

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White House anti-fraud task force flags $6.3 billion in potential government fraud White House Anti-Fraud Task Force Vice Chair Andrew Ferguson discusses the task force’s discovery of $6.3 billion in potential fraudulent government contracts, criticizing Democrat governors for allowing widespread fraud and even facilitating it for decades. Ferguson reveals examples of lavish spending by alleged … Read more

Dozens of ex-judges push to look into Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund” settlement, calling it a “fraud on the Court”

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A group of 35 former federal judges asked a court Wednesday to reopen a legal dispute between President Trump and the federal government that was settled by creating a controversial $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” calling the deal potentially fraudulent. The legal filing adds to growing criticism of the settlement deal, which the Justice Department announced … Read more

Justice Department to start fast-tracking benefits fraud enforcement

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The federal government plans to speed up the review of certain whistleblower complaints related to fraud against benefit programs like Medicare, federal officials told CBS News exclusively Wednesday. The officials said the move will help to fast-track fraud enforcement, a Trump administration priority. The U.S. Department of Justice reviews whistleblower complaints made under the False … Read more

Trump administration targeting lawyers suspected of asylum fraud

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The Trump administration is cracking down on immigration lawyers suspected of improperly filing asylum claims for their clients. In a memo dated Tuesday, the top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security called on ICE lawyers to increase enforcement. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the exclusive. Source link

DHS memo directs ICE to ramp up asylum-related fraud cases

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Washington — The Department of Homeland Security’s top lawyer on Tuesday directed Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims, the latest step in the administration’s push to speed up removals, expand enforcement and challenge the legal infrastructure around immigration. In a memo … Read more

Omar faces mounting scrutiny after fraud ringleader sentenced to 41 years

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 41-year prison sentence handed to the ringleader of Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future fraud scandal is renewing scrutiny of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., over her ties to convicted figures in the $250 million scheme.  Aimee Bock, the founder and former executive director of Feeding Our Future, … Read more

RFK Jr announces ‘largest autism fraud bust in American history’ with $46.6M Medicaid scheme indictment

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Jonathan Fahey discusses DOJ’s $90 million Minnesota fraud ring bust Jonathan Fahey, former DHS deputy assistant secretary, discusses the Department of Justice’s $90 million Medicaid fraud bust in Minnesota. Fahey explains that the widespread fraud is likely just the tip of the iceberg, with more revelations expected from cooperating defendants. He questions why Democrats previously … Read more

The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced it is supercharging its use of artificial intelligence to police how states and other recipients of federal health dollars are auditing their programs. The move is intended to tamp down risks of fraud and save the government money. The department will … Read more

DOJ reveals criminal charges over $90 million in alleged Medicaid fraud in Minnesota

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