Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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NC tax preparers plead guilty in $25M pandemic-relief fraud scheme
The IRS paid out approximately $13.9 million in false tax refund claims due to the conspiracy.
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Illegal immigrants across U.S. get financial aid for college
Increased spending is heating up debate over who should receive state taxpayers-funded higher education benefits.
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Labor Department puts states on notice over unemployment insurance fraud
California, New York, and Illinois home to "glaring" waste, fraud, and abuse.
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The high cost of Biden's global humanitarian, military and strategic failures is adding up
In addition to the costs of industrial and military equipment abandoned by the US in other nations, money has also been spent on additional troops and supplies.
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Hamas seizes first major aid shipment through new Gaza border crossing, State Department says
"If there is one thing that Hamas could do to jeopardize the shipment of aid, it would be diverting it for their own use," the State Department spokesperson said.
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Hefty tab: Feds report about $2.7 trillion in improper payments over two decades
Improper payments are when the agency in question overpaid or sent funds to the wrong person.
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Lawmakers blast federal payments to deceased Americans
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Program dispatched more than $100 million to deceased Americans.
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Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million scheme to embezzle money meant for weapons
The supplier "did not send a single artillery shell to our country, and took the received funds into the shadows," Ukraine said.
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Gazans say they are paying for donated food as videos show armed men commandeering aid trucks
About 59 aid trucks on average have entered Gaza every day since Oct. 7, but this is significantly lower than normal, when officials say several hundred trucks would enter Gaza each day with food and goods. Hamas appears to intent on punishing Gazans by hijacking some of the trucks, and selling food which was supposed to be humanitarian aid.
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Obscure federal commissions and boards funded by taxpayers, contribute to budget bloat and patronage
As Republicans fail to cut spending, more than 430 agencies and commissions continue to receive funds. Who are they and what are they doing with your money, anyway?
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Giant Grift: Biden administration has only recovered a few of the $280 billion in stolen COVID aid
Congress fears most of the money stolen by Russia, China and Nigeria isn’t being investigated.
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United States is 'single largest donor' to UN Afghan aid since Taliban takeover, watchdog says
The U.S. government appropriated more than $2.35 billion during fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for Afghanistan reconstruction.
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Social Security loses billions yearly by failing to implement years-old fix, lawmakers say
SSA received authorization to use data exchanges from the bipartisan bill over seven years ago.