The House Energy and Commerce Committee accused New York on Tuesday of flouting federal law by failing to designate risk levels for Medicaid service providers, exposing the state-level program to potential taxpayer fraud. In an 87-page report published by the Republican-led panel, investigators concluded that the Empire State did not comply with federal regulations requiring … Read more
Chinese police arrested 257 suspects across China, Laos, Singapore, and Cambodia after dismantling a transnational fraud ring that allegedly stole more than 6 billion yuan (approximately $888 million), according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The operation, coordinated by the MPS and Jilin police, targeted a network that used fraudulent mobile apps and fabricated … Read more
Vice President JD Vance traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday to participate in a high-profile federal announcement targeting COVID-19 pandemic loan fraud, according to local reports. Joining Attorney General Todd Blanche, Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, FBI Director Kash Patel, Senator Eric Schmitt, and Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s … Read more
Israeli citizen Ilit Raz pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges in the US after admitting she defrauded investors of around $27 million by misleading them about the core aspects of her startup, Joonko Diversity, Inc., according to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Raz, who founded the AI-driven recruitment firm and … Read more
Investors in Selena Gomez’s mental health startup Wondermind filed a federal securities fraud lawsuit in Delaware against Gomez, her mother Mandy Teefey, and co-founder Daniella Pierson, alleging the company collapsed while leadership spent nearly $1.2 million in funds on initiatives that never materialized. According to the court filing, plaintiffs Wondermind SRS 44 and Bespoke Wondermind … Read more
According to Dr. Oz, organizations like SEIU Local 2015 and United Domestic Workers drive a system that keeps state officials from asking hard questions by flooding political campaigns with tens of millions of dollars in union dues. The Financial Stakes: Federal Deferrals and In-Home Supportive Services The Trump administration’s crackdown on California’s healthcare spending involves … Read more
A Tasmanian man stole more than $220,000 from his employer in the space of three months to fund his online gambling addiction, according to court records. Christopher Lee William Ford Brown transferred the embezzled funds to online betting accounts within 20 minutes of receipt, telling police that “there was no money left,” as summarized by … Read more
Major-General Nozipho Madondo, a senior crime intelligence officer, was denied top-secret security clearance despite an internal investigation finding no prima facie disciplinary case against her, according to an affidavit filed by SAPS Chief Risk Officer Major-General Charinty Matlou. The adverse vetting outcome stems from findings by a security vetting panel that cited repetitive dishonesty amounting … Read more
According to a Special Tribunal judgment delivered on 13 July 2026, the Mshandukani Foundation received a R4 million National Lotteries Commission grant in 2019 intended for installing boreholes at rural Eastern Cape schools and clinics, but Special Investigating Unit probes revealed the boreholes had actually been constructed three years earlier in 2016. Fraudulent Borehole Grant … Read more
Federal Medicaid administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz has signaled a crackdown on New York’s $110 billion Medicaid spending, alleging that foreign-run criminal syndicates are systematically defrauding the program. Oz, administrator of the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, claims these organizations exploit social safety nets through fraudulent medical billing and the misuse of beneficiary data. … Read more