Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Canadian citizen in Florida charged with illegally voting in 7 U.S. elections
A Canadian citizen managed to register to vote and cast ballots in seven U.S. elections, Florida prosecutors charged Thursday.
DNC scammed out of nearly $30K by Ken Martin impersonator
The Democratic National Committee reportedly lost roughly $29,000 to someone impersonating Chairman Ken Martin last year, and the full amount was not recovered.
Fauci pleads the Fifth, refuses to answer questions to Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci now faces potential contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from senators on Wednesday about his conduct during the coronavirus pandemic, how the virus emerged and whether the U.S. response -- which he led -- was justified.
The Fauci diaries: Top five takeaways
The COVID-related, almost-daily musings of the famed doctor, amounting to more than 1,000 pages, were located in 11 separate government servers, where "they had been sequestered and secreted."
COVID-era ‘Most Wanted Fraudster’ captured in Jamaica, brought back to U.S.
The Justice Department said that a woman listed as one of the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters has been hauled back to the U.S. after she was caught hiding out in Jamaica for the past year.
GOP anti-fraud bill promises preliminary $168 billion payoff
The recently introduced Anti-Fraud Fund Act would reportedly save $168 billion over a decade through recouped and halted fraudulent payments.
SNAP’s fraud problem meets a slow fix: Chip cards arrive state by state
Vulnerable food stamp recipients are finding their cards empty due to hidden "skimming" devices that criminals plant on ordinary card readers, turning government assistance into a $1 billion-a-year ruse.
GAO finds empty Transportation Department buildings cost taxpayers $370 million a year
Crumbling and under-used Department of Transportation buildings are costing taxpayers $370 million a year in rent, operations and maintenance costs, the Government Accountability Office has estimated.
Dozens of states face loss of food-stamp funding due to overpayments
The majority of states are mistakenly too generous in handing out federally funded food stamps, and are now at risk of having to pay for the benefits themselves.
House approves GOP’s stock trading ban, voter ID bill in mostly partisan vote
House Republicans narrowly passed a GOP priority bill Wednesday to prohibit congressional lawmakers from purchasing publicly traded stocks and require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
