Waste, Fraud & Abuse
South Dakota incumbent Republican lawmaker facing felony election fraud counts
An incumbent South Dakota legislative leader is facing two felony counts, accused of falsifying signatures to put candidates forward for state Republican Party positions without them knowing.
House committee advances bill to ban lawmakers from government-related bets on prediction markets
A bill barring members of Congress and their family members from placing government-related bets on prediction markets narrowly passed a House panel.
Food stamp overpayment rate was 9% last year
The country's food stamp overpayment rate topped 9% last year, the Agriculture Department announced Wednesday, as states continue to struggle with fraud and waste in the program.
Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says
A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several other people have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Trump task force seizes Ferraris and fine jewelry in $6.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown
Trump administration officials announced Tuesday that they uncovered $6.5 billion in fraudulent claims involving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs across 45 states and U.S. territories.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show
Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico between 2023 and 2025, according to three current and former DEA agents and government records reviewed by The Associated Press.
Kash Patel accused of giving bonuses to FBI loyalists
FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of directing taxpayer-funded bonus payments to political allies at the agency, pulling from what Rep. Jamie Raskin calls his "personal slush fund."
11 suspected migrants charged with stealing food stamps, other benefits
Federal authorities announced charges Thursday against 15 people -- including 11 suspected unauthorized immigrants -- who they say stole food stamps and other welfare benefits in Massachusetts.
‘Obvious fraud’: Trump administration suspends funding for Los Angeles homeless agency
The Trump administration is pulling the plug on funding for a Los Angeles homeless service over "obvious fraud," Fox News Digital reported Thursday.
FBI’s ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ list claims first arrest in Minnesota COVID meal fraud case
A man accused of participating in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme surrendered himself and was arrested in Minneapolis.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley wants prosecutions, Arctic Frost accountability
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles E. Grassley says his panel this year will call on former special counsel Jack Smith to testify about Arctic Frost, the code name for the 2022-23 investigation into efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
New bill would require states to report food-stamp fraud
Sen. Rick Scott, Florida Republican, introduced a bill Wednesday that would make states submit fraud data in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Minnesota officials ignored years of fraud warnings, House report says
A House Republican investigation concluded Monday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison ignored years of warnings about as much as $9.3 billion in social services fraud, retaliated against whistleblowers and repeatedly misled the public about what they knew and when.
Federal agencies made $186 billion in improper payments last year, watchdog finds
Federal agencies made an estimated $186 billion in improper payments in the 2026 fiscal year, totaling about $3 trillion in payment errors since 2003, according to a new report.
Trump launches probe into California vote count to stop Democrats from ‘stealing’ the elections
President Trump accused Democrats on Thursday of trying to steal this week's California primary elections and said the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles would investigate the surge of late mail-in ballots and the slow vote count.
Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman; AG says company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Monday, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.
Cuban pilot accused of plot to kill Americans gets 7-month sentence for immigration fraud
Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, a former Cuban military pilot who has been charged with complicity in the downing of two humanitarian mission planes, was sentenced to seven months in prison for immigration violations in the U.S.
House grills former AG Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, fresh off surgery for thyroid cancer, was back on Capitol Hill to answer another round of questions about her handling of the Epstein files.
Nuke Bizzle is free; rapper led epic pandemic fraud, jailed after boasting of scam in music video
Nuke Bizzle, the rapper who posted a brazen YouTube video singing about how he stole pandemic unemployment benefits, is finally free after nearly six years in prison.
Judge temporarily halts payout from Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Virginia, putting on hold any plans to compensate people who claim the federal government improperly targeted them.