The U.S. Department of Justice tells CBS News it will speed up review of certain whistleblower complaints dealing with fraud ...

Veterans can unintentionally trigger benefit investigations through reporting mistakes, confusing rules, or bad advice from third parties. Complex VA systems mean honest errors can quickly escalate ...

The government is ramping up efforts to drive down benefit fraud after the passing of a law that allows money owed to be taken directly from fraudsters' bank accounts. In December last year, the ...

Buying a stolen identity can cost less than a fast-food meal, enabling criminals to use AI and internet tutorials to file fraudulent benefit claims from anywhere in the world, a former inspector ...

Multibillion-dollar government benefit fraud cases in Minnesota are making headlines for being so pervasive and brazen. But the Minnesota fraud machine is not an isolated concern. Benefit fraud is a ...

Unfazed by the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state’s taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious pace. The ...

Massachusetts state Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office has uncovered another $4.4 million in public benefits fraud, including $2.4 million in SNAP fraud, $1.7 million in MassHealth and Medicaid fraud and ...

Video surveillance cameras will be concealed both inside and outside vehicles to secretly film fraudsters and obtain damning ...

A woman, formerly of Pollington, has been sentenced after admitting to a three-year benefit fraud totalling more than £51,000 ...