The Federal Fraudcast

The GAO reports $186 billion in improper payments in FY2025, up $24 billion from last year. Since 2003, the federal government has lost $3 trillion to fraud and improper payments. Ben Franklin audits the auditors. From WhatBenSaid.ai ( https://WhatBenSaid.ai ).

Ben Franklin weighs in on the $2.2 billion Obamacare fraud recovery: 750,000 fraudulent enrollees removed, courts blocking eligibility checks, and Dr. Oz's warning that fraud will destroy the system. A program without verification is an open vault. From WhatBenSaid.ai ( https://WhatBenSaid.ai ).

A billion dollars for Los Angeles homelessness - and more people on the streets than before. Thirty-two million dollars in Medicaid bills for adult daycare centers that stood completely empty. Ben Franklin reports on two tales of rooms that were empty and pockets that were full. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

The Department of Justice's new National Fraud Enforcement Division thwarted three hundred and forty million dollars in fraud schemes in its very first week. From the two hundred fifty million dollar Feeding Our Future scam to a San Diego teacher's fifty-one million dollar Medicare fraud, Ben Franklin asks whether we are fixing the problem or merely admiring it. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

The millionaire welfare kings behind a so-called quality Medicaid empire. Ben Franklin reports on the executives who built private fortunes billing a program meant for the poor. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

A California clan swindled eighteen million dollars in COVID relief money - and inspired a Senate bill to crack down on fraudster families. Ben Franklin reports on the family business where the family trade was fraud. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

Hundreds of sham marriages engineered between Americans and Chinese nationals - and the fraud ring that profited from them. Ben Franklin reports on the federal bust of New York's marriage fraud scheme, where green cards were the merchandise and wedding vows were the receipt. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

Ben Franklin reports on the DOJ's new National Fraud Enforcement Division, which thwarted $340 million in fraud schemes in its first week. From the $250M Feeding Our Future scam to a San Diego teacher's $51M Medicare fraud, Ben asks: are we fixing the system, or just punishing the thieves while the vault stays open?

Four hundred and fifty-five defendants. Six and a half billion dollars in alleged fraud. Ninety doctors among the charged. Ben Franklin reports on the Department of Justice's national health care fraud takedown - the white coats who swore to do no harm, and the white collars who billed for it anyway. From WhatBenSaid.ai.

One hundred and eighty billion dollars spent on homelessness in California over a decade. The number of homeless people went up. Ben Franklin would like an explanation.