Senator rings alarm bells on waste and fraud at DHS
Sen. Peters said recent reporting and the agency’s lack of cooperation with its inspector general cast doubt on DHS’s management of funding. Congress – Federal News Network
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Pulte’s FHFA slashes mortgage fraud watchdog’s budget
Under a last-minute budget cut, the FHFA inspector general’s office will have to cut up to 80% of its staff and cease investigations into mortgage fraud. Congress – Federal News Network
Read More...Vance Claims Ilhan Omar ‘Definitely Committed Immigration Fraud’
Vice President JD Vance alleges that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., committed immigration fraud. “Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” he said when asked if Omar committed fraud by conservative activist and podcast host Benny Johnson on “The Benny Johnson Show.” Omar is a founding member of “The Squad,” a far-left progressive faction of the Democratic party. She immigrated to the United States from Somalia in 1995 and was naturalized in 2000. Vance announced that the White House is now looking into what can be…
Read More...Minnesota Somali Fraud, Illegal Trucking Scandals Share One Thing: DEI
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. This content was recorded by Victor Davis Hanson prior to his Dec. 30 medical operation. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’ve talked in the past about the problems with diversity, equity, and inclusion. That’s the rubric for what, I guess, we could call mandated equality of result, rather than of opportunity. But it’s been in the…
Read More...Should the Secret Service lose its cyber fraud mission? One lawmaker thinks so
New legislation in the House would strip the Secret Service of its mission to investigate financial crimes and cyber fraud in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Rep. Ritchie Torries (D-N.Y.) last week introduced the “Focus on Protection Act.” The bill would transfer investigative jurisdiction over payment and financial systems from the Secret Service to the Treasury Department. In a statement, Torres said the move would allow the Secret Service to focus more on its protection mission. He called the Secret Service’s role in investigating…
Read More...White House $1.6B COVID fraud plan gives federal watchdogs increased staffing
The Biden administration is asking Congress to give federal watchdogs and prosecutors more funding — and more time — to go after billions of dollars in COVID-19 spending lost to fraudsters. The White House is seeking $ 1.6 billion to help federal law enforcement and agency inspectors general handle a growing caseload of pandemic-related fraud claims. The spending request issued Thursday previews some of what the Biden administration will include in its fiscal 2024 budget proposal, which it expects to release next week. It also includes many of the recommendations…
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