Waste, Fraud & Abuse
U.S. Attorney’s office announces seizure of over $25M in cryptocurrency tied to global fraud
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said Tuesday that it has seized over $25 million in cryptocurrency linked to multiple international fraud investigations.
New Jersey finds 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote and hundreds voting
Thousands of noncitizens were added to New Jersey's voting rolls, and hundreds of them even cast ballots in the state's elections, Gov. Mikie Sherrill acknowledged Tuesday.
Epstein survivors call on Tillis, Cornyn to block Blanche nomination
A group of women victimized by Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring urged Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to vote against Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general.
HUD suspends funds to Virgin Islands Housing Authority because of rampant fraud
Housing and Urban Development on Monday suspended funding for the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority after finding widespread financial mismanagement, inadequate fraud controls, false certifications and improper payments.
DHS threatens ‘prison time’ for states that don’t cooperate on Trump’s election goals
States that work with President Trump to clean up their voter rolls can get more taxpayer money to help do it, but those that refuse could face fines and penalties and, if they ignore evidence of noncitizens on their lists, the administration is threatening "prison time" for their leaders.
Trump teleprompter operator reportedly used inside knowledge to make prediction market bets
President Trump's teleprompter operator reportedly made roughly $100,000 by using inside knowledge of the president's speeches to place bets.
She knew ‘Donnie’ wasn’t real — she sent $90,000 anyway
A Maryland woman sent more than $90,000 over 237 days to a fake military boyfriend built entirely on lies -- and admits she suspected the truth long before she stopped paying.
AG nominee Todd Blanche takes blame for Epstein files flubs, vows anti-weaponization fund is dead
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche took responsibility Wednesday for botches that saw victims' names released in the Epstein files, but defended the Justice Department's response as a good effort on a thorny issue in a short time-frame.
Slain Philadelphia contractor was part of international fraud ring targeting homeowners, feds say
Federal officials said Tuesday that a Philadelphia construction worker who was shot and killed last week in a dispute with a homeowner was a member of a global gang of con artists.
Jack Smith’s ‘Arctic Frost’ team spied on lawmakers’ texts without shielding privileged info
Newly released records show that investigators working for former special counsel Jack Smith directly accessed text messages belonging to 44 current and former members of Congress.
Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says
Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found.
Judge nixes Trump’s IRS-weaponization deal, says president used court for ‘political purposes’
A federal judge on Monday voided a controversial settlement between President Trump and the Justice Department, accusing the administration of abusing the court system to establish a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization" taxpayer fund.
GOP senators seek DOJ fraud data ahead of push to codify enforcement unit
Half a dozen GOP lawmakers are requesting data to build a case for making the National Fraud Enforcement Division permanent and expanding its legal authority.
GI who fled to Britain amid fraud probe convicted of desertion
A soldier who fled to Britain three years ago during a fraud investigation was convicted of desertion by a military jury in Missouri, Army officials said Wednesday.
Palm Beach Pete gets fake Florida Division of Elections letter telling him to quit mayoral campaign
A Jeffrey Epstein look-alike running for mayor in Palm Beach, Florida, has received a phony letter from the state elections office advising him to withdraw from the race, The Washington Times has learned.
New federal probe goes after H-1B visa fraud; Vance says fraudsters are stealing U.S. jobs
Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday announced a new investigation into H-1B visa fraud, a program that allows highly skilled foreigners to work in the U.S.
DOGE shuts down with tally of budget savings in dispute
President Trump's cost-cutting initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency, officially closed its doors on Independence Day, and the administration does not plan to issue a final report on the effort.
Vance takes anti-fraud mission to Milwaukee
Vice President J.D. Vance will travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday and deliver a speech about the administration's efforts to crack down on fraud.
Cartels reverse smuggling routes to net billions sneaking gasoline from Texas into Mexico
Mexico's smuggling cartels, who have long made money smuggling illegally obtained oil into the U.S., are also smuggling fuel back into Mexico in a scheme to sell the product at full cost while ducking taxes, according to American authorities.
A grand jury indicts Louisiana’s attorney general in a fight over changes to the local courts
Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts.
