A GANG who swindled £54million to fund their lavish lifestyles in Britain’s biggest ever benefit fraud have been ordered to ...

BOSTON — Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office identified more than $12.3 million in public benefit fraud in fiscal 2023, representing a drop of about $1.2 million compared to her predecessor’s findings in ...

Fake student applications, Medicaid for illegal immigrants, and profligate food programs could make California the next ...

A new crackdown which became law this month (December) will target 15 banks and financial institutions, it has been confirmed ...

A proposed overhaul of how New York deals with stolen SNAP benefits is being considered by lawmakers, following thousands of fraud cases. Several bills have been put forward to try to boost the system ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a huge crackdown on benefit fraud. And it could even contact a suspect's family members as part of its investigations. Alongside bank account checks, ...

SACRAMENTO — As an army of investigators tries to pin down the scope of unemployment benefit fraud in California, the head of a security firm working for the state is warning that payments of ...

Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill. The Bill aims to reduce government losses to ...

The UK government plans to monitor the bank accounts of benefit claimants, claiming the measure will improve the detection of fraud in the welfare system. Ahead of the King’s Speech in early November ...

SACRAMENTO — California officials in charge of the state’s unemployment benefits system failed for months to heed warnings of widespread claims fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in ...

Benefit claimants risk falling victim to Government “mass fishing” exercises, as ministers receive new powers to look at bank account details to tackle fraud, an MP has warned. Several MPs urged the ...

The problem emerged early in the pandemic and shows no signs of slowing down, identity theft experts say. Here’s what to do. By Ann Carrns Have you received an unsolicited debit card in the mail? Or a ...