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

You get a text message that says your Social Security cost-of-living increase is ready, but you need to confirm your Medicare number to activate it. The message uses your name. It has a government ...

Former employee lacked 'clear, convincing and cogent evidence' to support allegations of discrimination, says tribunal ...

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 ...

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

Federal prosecutors have charged four Massachusetts residents in a multistate fraud scheme, accusing them of using more than 100 stolen identities to obtain more than $1 million in Supplemental ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published new figures showing £9.9 billion was lost to benefit fraud and payment errors in the financial year ending 2026, according to official DWP data ...