Welfare
Brickbat: Hearty Appetite
In Madera County, California, federal authorities arrested former welfare benefits worker Leticia Mariscal for using her position to steal food assistance funds. Prosecutors say Mariscal accessed county databases through her…
Audits Warn of Risks in Illinois Doling Out Federal Funds
More than $250 million in federal funding for Illinois programs risked misuse due to poor monitoring, state audits show. With Minnesota facing scrutiny over a massive fraud scandal, Illinois is among other states that have…
The Minnesota fraud scandal is just the tip of the iceberg
Growing national outrage over Minnesota's welfare fraud is justified, but not because of where it took place or because it implicates members of any immigrant community. It's much more than a "Minnesota"…
Mr. Glahn goes to Washington
Your correspondent spent the day in our nation’s capital. The bulk of the time was spent attending a five (5)-hour hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Oversight Committee on the multi-billion-dollar…
The Minnesota welfare fraud story is really about Medicaid’s broken system
A sprawling welfare scheme that saw fraudsters steal over $9 billion in Minnesota is a damning indictment of a federal and state bureaucracy that failed at some of its most basic responsibilities to taxpayers. That fraud is…
Big Monday in Minnesota fraud
The hits keep coming faster than I can keep up. Your correspondent quoted in this piece from Fox News: Minnesota lets voters ‘vouch’ for up to 8 others as fraud scandals fuel calls for federal crackdown: ‘If you signed as…
Minnesota Fraud Almost as Much as Entire Somalia GDP
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney Joe Thompson said Dec. 18. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the…
Can J.D. Vance stop a MAGA civil war?
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by Reason reporter Eric Boehm to discuss Turning Point USA's AmericaFest and the GOP coalescing around Vice President J.D. Vance as…
Today in Minnesota fraud | Power Line
As we roll into Christmas week, the headlines keep coming: Fox News (video): Minnesota welfare fraud may exceed $9 billion. Fox News: Media ‘complicity’ blamed as feds say Minnesota fraud crisis could reach $9B: ‘Shown their…
Minnesota Fraud Case Shows How Broken Welfare Is
The U.S. welfare system is broken, and the Minnesota scandal is a blaring warning to that reality. The failure of political leaders on many fronts bears some of the blame. But the main culprit is the massive federal welfare…
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