A Minnesota fraud scandal is a "canary in the coal mine" for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told ...

The 1998 dismemberment case highlights a national surge in benefits theft, with 937 cases reported in 2024 alone and a median ...

Ex-prosecutors say the Justice Department's case against the Southern Poverty Law Center for paying informants to report on ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — State and federal prosecutors are putting out the word. If someone commits fraud in South Dakota, the government is coming after them. The crackdown has already begun. Cases ...

Fraud against the government is a huge problem, with the misappropriation of federal funds involving Somali-owned child care centers in Minnesota being just the tip of the iceberg. Indeed, according ...

Nearly half of the roughly 3,000 qui tam complaints presented to the U.S. Department of Justice since 2024 were from data ...

(The Center Square) – Voters are concerned about government fraud and want to see lawmakers make sweeping changes, pass new laws and open new investigations to address the longstanding problem at the ...

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Department of Justice has initiated over 8,000 fraud cases related to stolen taxpayer dollars, and there's more to come. "The Department of Justice is ...

ST. PAUL — A month ago, widespread fraud in Minnesota government programs made national headlines, with Gov. Tim Walz eventually ending his campaign for a third term in office as he faced scrutiny ...

The government must stop chasing money lost to fraud and instead focus on preventing the crime before payments go out. This ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Federal and state officials say they’re stepping up efforts to crack down on government fraud and protect taxpayer dollars. At a joint press conference Thursday, U.S.