All posts tagged "fraud"

Pandemic unemployment fraud estimated to exceed $45 billion

The estimated amount of pandemic unemployment compensation paid out to fraudulent claims has...
Do we really need 100 different federal programs to fund broadband?

President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill apportioned $1.2 trillion for such projects as roads, bridges,...
Maine’s food stamp error blues

As I dig deeper into the recent supplemental and biennial budget proposals from...
Rail authority demonstrates two degrees of fraud, waste and abuse

This article first appeared in the Portland Press Herald. “Nobody spends somebody else’s...
Maine Uncovering Record Amount of Welfare Fraud

This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they...
Meaningful Welfare Reform Is More Than a Campaign Slogan

Due to pressure from some socialist legislators and progressive lobbyists, Senator Nathan Libby...
Protecting Our Seniors

In the next decade and a half, our country’s senior population is expected...
Welfare Fraud Prosecutions Skyrocket Under LePage Administration

Investigators with The Department of Health and Human Services’ Fraud Investigation and Recovery...
Rousselle: There’s No Real Reason to Oppose Voter ID

I was disappointed to learn that the Maine Legislature had once again voted...