‘Paralyzed’ Iraq War vet collected $201K in disability — until being caught jumping on a trampoline. Why the VA honor system is so vulnerable to fraud

Like Iraq War vet Kinsley Kilpatrick, who showed up at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in a wheelchair, claiming to be ...
Pacific Daily News

OPA: High risk for security breach, fraud, abuse over lack of funding, staffing at Guam Office of Veterans Affairs

Veterans with active claims wait at least a month before they could meet with a veteran service organization representative ...

Lawmakers call for accountability after House Democrat accused of fraud

House Democrat Representative Ajay Pittman is at the center of calls for accountability after the Ethics Commission filed a ...

Iraq War vet faked being paralyzed to claim $201K in benefits — why the VA honor system is so vulnerable to fraud

Like Iraq War vet Kinsley Kilpatrick, who showed up at the Atlanta VA Medical Center in a wheelchair, claiming to be paralyzed. He was awarded $7,900 a month in tax-free disability payments and a ...
Morningstar

Social Security's dead people and Medicare's fraudsters are real. But stopping them won't rescue the federal budget.

Gene Dodaro, comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office, is the government's top watchdog. Waste, fraud and abuse are real at Medicare, Medicaid and ...

Fraud continues to be an issue in Minnesota, but the solution is complicated

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, an estimated $162 billion in fraud was reported at 68 programs across the federal government in 2024.
The Hill

Russell Vought says Government Accountability Office ‘shouldn’t exist’

The director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, said Wednesday that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) should not exist. “We’re not big fans of GAO. They are a ...