Tag: Waste and Fraud

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‘Appropriate Appropriations?’ leaves Washington’s big spenders nowhere to hide

Mark Tapscott · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

USAID hides Afghan corruption, financial risks from Congress, watchdog says

Michal Conger · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

The pork Congress approves is just the tip of the spending iceberg

Luke Rosiak · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

What Will it Take to Kill the Farm Bill’s Wasteful Catfish Subsidy?

Mark Hemingway · January 28, 2014 9:41 pm

An owner of a major Illinois hospice-care provider encouraged subordinates to extend end-of-life care to patients who weren't actually terminally ill and to fraudulently switch to categories of care that would generate far higher Medicare and Medicaid payments, according to federal charges announced on Monday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Illinois hospice company owner charged with fraud

Washington Examiner · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald poses for a portrait in the 1920s. (AP Photo/File)

F. Scott Fitzgerald could have done a lot with the tale of Bob McDonnell

Noemie Emery · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after faulting the department for disregard of public safety in Operation Fast and Furious in this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Justice Department needs better oversight of grant programs, IG says

Kelly Cohen · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

The affected 27,000 forms contain the correct information at the top but include someone else's information at the bottom. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Connecticut agency says 27,000 tax forms have mistake

Associated Press · January 25, 2014 5:00 am

The Carlucci brothers were accused of under-filling prescriptions and then billing Medicaid and other insurance companies for the fully filled prescription. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New Jersey pharmacist admits role in health care fraud scheme

Associated Press · January 25, 2014 5:00 am

Approximately 4.2 million Medicare summary notices -- or paper forms that summarize processed claims -- were reported as "undeliverable" to beneficiaries in 2012, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inspector general.ÃÂ (Thinkstock Image)

Millions in Medicare, Medicaid checks go undelivered, making fraud harder to track

Kelly Cohen · January 24, 2014 5:00 am

The Pentagon has lifted a hold on deliveries of the F-35 fighter jet, built by Lockheed Martin. Â

Defense contractors spent millions lobbying Congress, get billions in new budget

Eric Boehm · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Examiner Editorial: Bob McDonnell’s day of reckoning

Washington Examiner · January 22, 2014 5:00 am