Public Education
Tulsa school district tweaks plans on consolidations, closures as community protests continueAfter voting to close or consolidate 17 campuses, the Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) board added another change in a special Oct. 28 meeting – causing some residents to question… Read More
Courts
Dad-son duo accused of drugging patients, holding them hostage in massive fraud scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A father and son who operated drug and sober care facilities in Los Angeles, are accused of drugging vulnerable patients to keep them in… Read More
Politics
Nick Shirley criticizes California for political climate(The Center Square) – Independent journalist Nick Shirley blasted California for its political climate and lack of fiscal accountability during an address Tuesday night near the University of Mississippi. Read More
Government
‘Unprecedented partnership’: Missouri enters fraud-tackling programMissouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced “Operation Show-Me the Money” on Thursday, a partnership between the state and the Department of Justice set to aggressively tackle fraud. The… Read More
Government
New Trump admin incentive program promises big payouts for fraud whistleblowers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump announced a program Tuesday to financially incentivize individuals who identify fraud in the federal government. Trump revealed a new program… Read More
Government
FAIR: Birthright citizenship costs taxpayers $150.7B annually(The Center Square) – Birthright citizenship of immigrants’ children is costing federal, state and local taxpayers $150.7 billion annually, according to the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Half… Read More
World
DOJ eliminates 3.7 million fraudulent social media accounts, rescues more than 100 human trafficking victims in West Africa operationMore than 3.7 million fraudulent social media accounts were taken down last week during “Joint Disruption Week” – the first-ever transnational effort to target scam centers in West Africa,… Read More
Politics
Republicans aim to retake Arizona’s executive branch(The Center Square) – Senate President Warren Petersen and U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs are vying to give Republicans back control of Arizona’s executive branch. During the Nov. 3… Read More
Government
Trump administration cracks down on ‘massive fraud’ in health care, estimates billions in taxpayer savingsThe Trump administration is cracking down on fraudulent health care enrollments in a move it estimates will save taxpayers billions of dollars. The Centers for Medicare and… Read More
Culture
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Widespread and systematic fraud’: How hospitals hid sex-rejecting procedures on minors – inside the HHS reportFederal funding for sex-rejecting procedures for minors through Medicaid and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) officially ended Tuesday, fulfilling President Donald Trump’s… Read More
Politics
Michele Tafoya gains ground In Minnesota Senate race(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Minnesota Senate nominee and former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is polling well in her Senate race in the blue state of Minnesota,… Read More
Government
DHS raids Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of federal immigration investigation(The Daily Signal) – The Department of Homeland Security raided the home of Somali-born Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, less than… Read More
Government
White House suspends Microsoft from green card program over H-1B fraud(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Trump administration is cutting one of America’s biggest tech companies out of a major green card program over alleged visa fraud. Vice… Read More
Culture
Elected officials, companies launch new initiative to reduce healthcare fraud(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Top companies and financial officers across the nation launched a new scorecard in an effort for better transparency and fraud mitigation in healthcare spending,… Read More
Government
Report: Taxpayers lose $500B annually to fraud as states resist oversight(The Center Square) – Fraud could cost federal taxpayers as much as $521 billion annually, according to a Foundation for Government Accountability report citing a federal estimate. The… Read More
Courts
Missouri crime: Man charged in multimillion-dollar crypto scam; guilty plea in KC Cybertruck arson; anti-trafficking council formedA Vietnamese national has been charged with defrauding a Missouri victim of millions of dollars in a “pig butchering” scam, and a Missouri man has pleaded guilty to setting… Read More
Government
Shocking Senate report details billions in health care fraud lost to Russian fraudsters, Medicare scammers, other schemers(The Daily Signal) – A new Senate report highlights startling amounts of health care fraud, including a payment of almost $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to Russian fraudsters and… Read More
Courts
Florida man pleads guilty in $500 million COVID test fraud scheme(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Florida man pleaded guilty for his role in a COVID-era healthcare fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan… Read More
Government
Feds launch more efforts against birth tourism, visa fraud(The Center Square) – The State Department has launched additional initiatives to combat birth tourism and visa fraud. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has launched a new visa… Read More
Courts
Missouri man confesses to feigned military career, chronic illness to defraud VAA Missouri man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a Vietnam War veteran to defraud more than $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). James… Read More