As 2025 draws to a close there is one story that has captured the nation’s attention. It’s not the striking of boats off the coast of Venezuela allegedly transporting drugs, or China’s announcement of military maneuvers around Taiwan. It is the story of fraud in Minnesota, which federal prosecutors estimate …
Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday unveiled a new statewide fraud prevention program in the state’s latest effort to crack down in the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal — a scheme that siphoned away $250 million in taxpayer funds meant for hungry children. Walz, the one-time Democratic running …
Federal prosecutors have repeatedly called the fraud case that plundered Minnesota’s child nutrition program the “largest pandemic fraud in the United States.” But it’s far from the only multimillion-dollar scheme to cheat the U.S. government out of taxpayers money that Congress intended to help the country through the economic disaster …
The Trump administration has made fraud a buzzword in Washington and tasked the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with eliminating it from the federal government. But the government’s fraud problem is much more complex and costly than most realize, according to Linda Miller, who spent a decade at the …
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, “Nigerian Prince” emails became infamous — typically involving someone claiming to be royalty and asking for money that they promised would be paid back with a hefty commission added once the purported royal offspring came into his inheritance. Most people know by now …
Ho Chi Minh City — A top Vietnamese property tycoon was sentenced to death on Thursday in one of the biggest corruption cases in history, with an estimated $27 billion in damages. A panel of three hand-picked jurors and two judges rejected all defense arguments by Truong My Lan, the chair …
COPA, for its part, said it would refer Craig for criminal proceedings, which might involve the numerous times he perjured himself. Justice Mellor said he would issue a “fairly lengthy written judgment” of the trial which saw Wright submit forged evidence and lie incessantly. Hodlonaut, who appeared in court during …