#government-fraud tag

I'm Not Here to Be Your Prop!' Tim Walz Fires Back After Nancy Mace Asks What Is a Woman?'

Rep. Mace repeatedly questioned Gov. Walz about defining womanhood during a House Oversight Committee hearing investigating a $9 billion fraud scandal in Minnesota.

US politics

fromNextgov.com

1 week ago

Memo to JD Vance: Fighting the war on waste

Eliminating federal fraud could reduce the deficit by at most 25%, making it insufficient to balance the budget despite previous administrations' similar pledges.

fromLos Angeles Times

2 months ago

Commentary: Tim Walz isn't the only governor plagued by fraud. Newsom may be targeted next

Former vice presidential contender and current aw-shucks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced this week that he won't run for a third term, dogged by a scandal over child care funds that may or may not be going to fraudsters. It's a politically driven mess that not coincidentally focuses on a Black immigrant community, tying the real problem of scammers stealing government funds to the growing MAGA frenzy around an imaginary version of America that thrives on whiteness and Christianity.

California

Privacy technologies

fromwww.theguardian.com

8 months ago

AI scammer posing as Marco Rubio targets officials in growing threat

AI impersonation has targeted senior US officials, including Marco Rubio, using fake messages and calls.

Marketing tech

fromTechCrunch

9 months ago

Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages | TechCrunch

A compromised email notification system was exploited to send fraudulent messages regarding unpaid tolls to residents in Indiana.

fromArs Technica

10 months ago

After two court losses, DOGE asks Supreme Court for Social Security data access

The government cannot eliminate waste and fraud if district courts bar the very agency personnel with expertise... from performing their jobs.

EU data protection