Internal documents reveal that former executives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts allegedly fabricated financial records to conceal deficit spending.
A senior contracting officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds.
Federal law enforcement has uncovered a wave of organized fraud and theft operations tied to foreign nationals, primarily Chinese and South American migrants, responsible for millions of dollars in losses across the United States. Recent convictions, investigations, and high-tech heists underscore growing threats to American retailers, financial institutions, and citizens.
California-based healthcare company Seoul Medical Group Inc. and its subsidiary, Advanced Medical Management Inc., have agreed to pay over $62 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. The Trump administration's Department of Justice secured the settlement following claims that the company submitted false diagnosis codes for spinal conditions to obtain higher payments from the Medicare Advantage program.
Medicaid, the joint federal and state health insurance program for low-income individuals, misspent at least $4.3 billion over a three-year period by covering the same patients twice.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted swift economic relief efforts, but recent reports reveal these programs were plagued by significant fraud and mismanagement. A comprehensive investigation by the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic highlights the extent of waste and abuse in initiatives like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and expanded unemployment insurance.
Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, received a 57-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani’s bank account to cover gambling losses and buy rare baseball cards. He was also ordered to pay over $18 million in restitution.
An employee of Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has been accused of changing voter registration cards in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election.
