Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Supreme Court to decide whether Trump can shield DOGE documents from public view
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear a case involving President Trump's attempt to block a liberal watchdog group from obtaining documents about the internal workings of DOGE, the White House's now-defunct cost-cutting initiative.
Are these groups training jurors to acquit on purpose? A House committee wants answers
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee accused two activist organizations in the District on Tuesday of suborning jury nullification, saying they conduct training sessions to help city residents get onto trial juries and vote to acquit the people being prosecuted.
Feds raid Omar’s D.C. home in immigration probe
Federal agents searched the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, in the District of Columbia early Monday as part of an immigration fraud investigation, while the Democratic congresswoman's allies slammed the White House for launching the operation less than a month before she faced reelection.
Biden’s DHS gave free pass to most illegal immigrants who overstayed visas: Audit
The Department of Homeland Security received reports of more than 3 million foreigners who overstayed their visas during the Biden administration, but it investigated fewer than 1,000 of those cases and only made eight arrests, the department's inspector general said.
Feds accuse Montgomery County man of $50 million COVID bait-and-switch fraud
A Montgomery County businessman collected more than $50 million in bogus payments by claiming his company was performing in-person COVID tests, but in reality was sending out over-the-counter, self-administered tests to people to perform at home, federal prosecutors said.
Ex-bank chairman gets 62 months for $23.6 million fraud
The former board chairman and co-owner of Nodus International Bank, a Puerto Rican international banking entity, was sentenced to 62 months in federal prison for a wire fraud conspiracy that cost the bank more than $23.6 million, the Justice Department announced.
Guilfoyle reportedly asked donor for $100,000 to pay Amex bill
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle could be in hot water after a report disclosed her $100,000 request to pay off a debt soon before her Senate confirmation hearing in July.
Agent stole $194M — including 298 gold bars — from U.S. intel agency by creating fake spy program
A federal employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $194 million from a federal intelligence agency by creating two fake secret programs and then pumping taxpayers' money into them.
Biden DOJ secretly monitored Melania, Barron Trump ahead of Mar-a-Lago raid
In the weeks leading up to the FBI's unprecedented 2022 raid of then-former President Trump's Palm Beach, Florida, home, federal agents secretly spied on the movements of Melania Trump and her son, Barron.
D.C.’s housing authority paid for 17 sex offenders, 13 ineligible immigrants
The D.C. Housing Authority paid $2.5 million in assistance to ineligible sex offenders and noncitizens, a federal watchdog said in a new audit finding that the city lacked effective controls to prevent the bad spending.
N.Y. governor says Cornell rape accuser was ‘failed’ by people obligated to protect her
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was "failed" by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor.
How elderly wound care claims defrauded the government of billions of dollars
At a forum on Medicare, Dr. Mehmet Oz held up a chart with staggering figures: Over six years, spending on a specialized skin grafting treatment for older adult patients climbed from less than $200 million annually to an astonishing $14.4 billion in 2025, a 7,100% increase.
IG report finds no misconduct around Fed building renovation
An inspector general report says the Federal Reserve did a poor job of keeping construction costs in check during a major renovation of its Washington buildings, but there's no evidence of misconduct.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records
One of the senators whose phone records were obtained by Jack Smith during his ill-fated probe of President Trump sued on Wednesday, asking a court to reprimand the former special counsel for his aggressive actions.
Woman hid mother’s body in freezer to keep getting her Social Security, say federal prosecutors
An Illinois woman hid her mother's body in a deep freezer in her garage for two years and assumed her identity to keep her Social Security benefits flowing, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
From Epstein to Biden’s autopen: The biggest fights of Comer’s Oversight Committee
Who knew the U.S. government loses up to $521 billion every year to fraud?
Federal agencies have empty meeting rooms to share, but almost nobody knows it
Agencies are sitting on dozens of meeting spaces across the country that they are willing to share with other agencies -- but the others don't know about it, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office, Congress's chief watchdog.
Pentagon creates new office to reduce duplicate programs, wasteful spending
The Pentagon on Friday announced a new organization to cut waste at the Department of Defense by identifying inefficient spending, unnecessary administrative systems and duplicate programs.
SNAP fraud costs agencies $4.29 per dollar lost
For every $1 lost in food stamps through fraud, agencies incur an average of $4.29 in costs, according to a new report.
The IRS loses up to $304 billion a year to fraud. It still has no antifraud strategy
The IRS is a prime target for fraudsters, who bilk the tax agency out of as much as $300 billion a year in refunds or underpayments on taxes owed, according to a new analysis by Congress's top watchdog.