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Charles Leslie's avatar

After reading yet another article of “fraud” I can only conclude that this outright theft of taxpayer dollars isn’t due to incompetence or mismanagement. It is calculated and deliberate. The officials under whose watch this theft happens must be apprehended and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Valoree Dowell's avatar

There is no fraud, waste and abuse. It’s called government. And those of us who continue to file 1040s, pay estimated taxes, withhold from paychecks, comply with RMDs…are the Suckers. Smile when you go thru TSA at the airport. (And watch for errant cargo planes.)

Charles Leslie's avatar

Yes, the so called fraud, waste and abuse is a feature not a bug of our bloated and out of control government. It’s hard to think of anything that undermines the foundation of our republic more than the contempt the government has for the taxpayers.

William Lomax's avatar

D I T T O .......... !!!

JG Haley's avatar

Another massive fraud and betrayal against the hard working, barely getting by American Taxpayer. Again. Makes me sick. Unleash DOGE in every State and follow through. Prosecute all who are getting kickbacks. Fire and prosecute government officials who neglect fiduciary responsibility all the way. Sigh. A girl can dream.

Art's avatar

Musk left DOGE after about six months under circumstances with a variety of explanations by numerous people inside and outside the administration. Remember those heady days when USAID was dismantled and each day bore new revelations of massive frauds being uncovered? Spreadsheets published documenting where and to whom all the fraud dollars went. Then DOGE itself was “folded into the agencies” for a while and now appears to be extinct. A winning strategy with broad public support just vanished into the ether. Still waiting on a plausible explanation for this with all the receipts.

Gary Edwards's avatar

Vance loses any support from me as this continues..

Martin A. Allen's avatar

Please explain your thoughts on this

Gary Edwards's avatar

I have elsewhere in these comments. In short, part of the assignment is to move the wheels of justice faster.

William Lomax's avatar

YES ... do Fire & Prosecute any govt. personnel found to be part of the fraud to the fullest degree !!

Roger Beal's avatar

This "Nigerian prince" was not satisfied with the returns from his email campaign - not enough people deposited US cash in his bank account to unlock his unclaimed fortune - so he upped the ante and went after Medicaid funds.

Mark In Houston's avatar

If and when the Feds close in on this Nigerian prince for his unmitigated fraud, he will undoubtedly exit for his Nigerian homeland to be feted and worshipped as the local demi-god, safe from extradition.

Dr. Joe P.'s avatar

Okay, so Nigeria, Somalia … We like to blame a lot of this on Biden, but was it Obama – with his Kenyan heritage, etc. – who started the ball rolling on this African banditry? 🤔

paula yokoyama's avatar

I don't know. Who did. Common gossip says Nigeria is the fraud capital of the world.

William Lomax's avatar

Somalians have been jealous of that title ... and thus have been trying to overtake them for that honor ......

William Lomax's avatar

YES Indeed, and I can't recall for sure, but is not Nigeria one of those countries ... Without Any agreement with foreign govt''s for extradition ???

Geoffrey Lee's avatar

Another great catch! If the Feds don't pick this up and finish the investigation, please let us all know.

Gary Edwards's avatar

Um, why didn't they find it first?

William Lomax's avatar

And other blue states wanting to help their brother blue state leftist not enforce the laws ...

Gary Edwards's avatar

And yet no arrest. Vance is blowing a great opportunity. Perhaps he is not ready to be a good president.

Gary Edwards's avatar

It seems you're right. I do understand the wheels of justice grind very slowly. Part of the Vance assignment must be speeding them up and he's certainly not doing that well.

William Lomax's avatar

Remember his mentor, and that mentor's son, that he respects so Very Deeply ... Cucker Tarlson, has led him down lines of insane thinking that he may never recover from ...

InfiniteEMF's avatar

There are "internal headwinds" in the Washington Establishment just as there are external ones embodied by various Federal loose cannon "judges" that think themselves sovereign. Not all of these internal resistance actors are as visible as John Thune, but they all deserve a traitor's "welcome."

Gary Edwards's avatar

Excuses, this is the playing field, Vance needs to figure out how to win in spite of it.

InfiniteEMF's avatar

What do you think he had for options? Give 'em the ol' Vince Foster treatment?

Gary Edwards's avatar

Moving mountains is part of the assignment. He needs to figure it out.

InfiniteEMF's avatar

Better call Hillary. Ask for the Arkancide Special. Make Ft. Marcy Park an unsolved crime scene, again.

Marvin's avatar

Proper third world entrepreneurship

Völva's avatar

Investigating this — and putting an end to it — should not exactly be a difficult operation.

The way CMA breathes down the neck of individual providers like myself and will take back already distributed payments years after the fact, literally for one missing signature, while this large scale fraud — usually committed by non-citizens to boot — is taking place is beyond outrageous and caused me to stop accepting Medicare.

Margaret G's avatar

I hope Madeline is going to publish this in The Free Press also. This story needs maximum visibility.

ArnoldF's avatar

The United States fiat money system and worlds reserve currency and totally lax and corrupt financial system has turned us to the world's milk cow.

Ken Rossignol's avatar

This is classic piracy at work and defines the government, especially under Democratic administrations.

William Lomax's avatar

Especially ... but not exactly 100% ...

L Bo's avatar

The amount of fraud happening in California is unconscionable while we’re all struggling to pay our basic utilities & not starve!

Lee Fox's avatar

By Riverside, you mean Riverside, California, Madeleine?

R. Elliott's avatar

Nice reporting, Chris and Madeline. Keep at it.

Tony Sykes's avatar

And nothing will be done about it, but maybe more laws to prevent the investigation

Martin A. Allen's avatar

I disagree with the first point as investors and fed attorneys building cases worthy of a trial takes time and I agree that is painfully slow. Spot on with the second point. A new iteration of a”stop nick Shirley act” will arise for CA to hide its incompetence but also to keep the money flowing to justify the bloated bureaucracy

William Lomax's avatar

And don't forget that if CA gets away with this "New Law", that other blue states, with the worst of the offenders within their borders will be doing the same law passing ...