Waste, Fraud & Abuse
U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani
U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of duping investors in a massive solar project in India.
Homeland Security lowers the accuracy rate for database used to spot voter fraud
The Department of Homeland Security has quietly lowered the accuracy rate of its SAVE system, the collection of databases the government is using to pressure states to clean up their voter rolls.
Feds slap California with $1.3 billion penalty in light of massive reimbursement fraud
Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a loud warning to states on Wednesday to get a handle on fraud in their Medicaid programs, saying they'll lose federal money if they don't take the issue more seriously.
CIA suppressed conclusion that COVID came from Chinese lab, says whistleblower
CIA scientists came to believe that the coronavirus that brought the world to its knees was likely leaked from a Chinese lab, but agency higher-ups -- aided by Dr. Anthony Fauci -- suppressed those arguments and then punished the analysts who tried to push back, an agency whistleblower told Congress on Wednesday.
CMS announces 6-month enrollment pause for new hospice and home health providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the six-month temporary suspension of enrollment of providers of hospice and home health agency services on Wednesday, in another administrative move to clamp down on fraud, waste and abuse.
Democratic congressman launches probe of DOJ settlements with Biden-era FBI whistleblowers
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee has launched an investigation into allegations that the Department of Justice paid millions of dollars to pro-Trump FBI agents fired during the Biden administration.
Labor Dept. suspends Cloudera from visa program certification
The Labor Department on Tuesday suspended AI firm Cloudera Inc. from its program for workers to gain permanent resident status, citing allegations that it treated foreign workers better than U.S. citizens.
Ukraine officials name Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff as a suspect in money-laundering probe
Two national agencies fighting corruption in Ukraine have named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff as an official suspect in a major graft investigation.
Ethics Committee intensifies probe of alleged sexual misconduct, financial misdeeds by Cory Mills
A House Ethics panel investigating Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills over alleged dating violence and other misconduct has issued more than 20 subpoenas and contacted dozens of witnesses in its probe.
215,000 federal workers were delinquent on their taxes
Some 215,000 U.S. government workers were delinquent on their federal taxes in 2024, the IRS' inspector general reported Monday, and said things are steadily getting worse.
IRS pays millions of dollars in erroneous tax breaks to noncitizens
The IRS let more than $100 million a year in tax breaks go to foreign citizens who have Social Security numbers but aren't allowed to work and should not be claiming the credits, the agency's inspector general said.
WATCH: The waste, fraud and abuse plaguing blue states
O.J. Oleka, CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation, joins Washington Times Commentary Editor Kelly Sadler on Politically Unstable to expose the rampant fraud draining taxpayer dollars across the country.
Aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis indicted for pandemic fraud
A long-time aide to Democratic Rep. Danny Davis has been indicted on charges of claiming unemployment benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, even though he was working for Congress the whole time.
Judge releases note cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt
A note Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate claimed he found after the millionaire sex offender's first suspected jail suicide attempt was made public Wednesday, years after being sealed and locked in a courthouse vault as part of an unrelated legal dispute.
FBI raids office of Virginia Democratic senator who championed the state’s redrawn congressional map
The FBI's raid Wednesday on Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas' office and cannabis dispensary business is part of a major corruption probe, sources told The Washington Times.
White House gives unprecedented look at systems that prevent deleting messages, documents
The White House pulled back the cover on its methods for preserving presidential records this week, telling a federal judge that it has systems in place to prevent deletion of electronic documents, emails, chats and text messages created on their official devices.
Dr. Oz goes after five states in Medicaid fraud crackdown
The Trump administration's offensive against fraud is focusing on five states: Minnesota, California, Florida, New York and Maine, with more to come.
Inside job: For Uncle Sam, the fraud is coming from government employees
Congress and President Trump have complained about massive fraud by immigrants, street gangs, international organized crime syndicates and everyday Americans. But in many cases the fraud is actually coming from inside the house.
Mail carriers, a bank manager and a repeat offender: inside an alleged $4.9 million postal scheme
Federal prosecutors have indicted four Atlanta-area women, two of whom are former U.S. Postal Service mail carriers, with charges related to an alleged $4.9 mail theft scheme.
Records show D.C. Public Schools attorney is working two jobs at the same time
Records show that a D.C. Public Schools attorney is teaching psychology classes at a Maryland community college during her government work hours, potentially violating ethics rules.
