Susan Shelley: Rocket fuel for fraud—the high cost of the COVID pandemic

People have to go to prison for these abuses. Otherwise politicians and interest groups will continue to demand tax increases ...
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How This Georgia Lawmaker’s Alleged Use of COVID-19 Funds Got Her Slapped With Federal Charges

The longtime Democratic legislator is also accused of failing to disclose an additional weekly paycheck of $905 she allegedly ...

Connecticut Health Program for Public Sector Workers Lost $23 Million in Last Fiscal Year

Connecticut's state-run health plan for municipal and public-sector employees paid nearly $23 million more in claims than it collected in premiums last fiscal year, according to a new report ...

Minnesota fraud cases, explained: How hundreds of millions allegedly slipped through state programs

Minnesota grapples with alleged fraud across state programs under Gov. Tim Walz, targeting COVID-19 food programs, housing ...

Baltimore man sentenced for unemployment insurance fraud during COVID pandemic

A Baltimore man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme that exploited vulnerable victims and caused losses exceeding $167,000, ...
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Former Atlanta Housing Executive Tracy Jones to Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Involving Section 8 and COVID-19 Funds

A former senior executive of the Atlanta Housing, Tracy Jones, is expected to enter a guilty plea on charges of defrauding ...

House Oversight Committee to hold hearing on alleged fraud in Minnesota public assistance programs

The House Oversight Committee is investigating allegations of money laundering and fraud in Minnesota's public assistance programs. Comer earlier this month asked Walz and Ellison to turn over to ...

HHS freezes $10 billion in child-care funding for 5 Democratic states, alleging fraudulent programs

The Department of Health and Human Services is freezing $10 billion in federal funds in five Democrat-run states over ...
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IGNITE Fitness Holdings returns $2 million to government amid PPP loan allegations

Based in Milford, IGNITE owns 134 Planet Fitness locations in the U.S. and Canada. In 2021, the franchise allegedly received ...

Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

The suit alleges HHS made the cuts in retaliation for the doctors' group speaking out against the Trump administration's ...

Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota

The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law enforcement actions in Minnesota, the state with the country’s largest ...

Minnesota has less than 1 week to provide documents to US government in child care fraud probe

Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents ...