Waste, Fraud & Abuse
GOP Rep. Max Miller feels the heat to quit race amid family-abuse claims
Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller is dismissing pressure on him to drop out of his reelection campaign over allegations of domestic abuse.
New GOP plan to fight fraud in federal programs runs into Democrats’ fight over fired IGs
Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas has a plan for a new government-wide inspector general to focus specifically on fighting fraud.
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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."
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.
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.