Source: Fox News
Summary
Colin McDonald, President Trump’s pick for “fraud czar,” said the crackdown on fraud in Minnesota will serve as a blueprint for a new Department of Justice office focused on protecting taxpayer funds from scams. McDonald appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where lawmakers grilled him about the new office and its independence from the White House. The new office will work to tackle all fraud bleeding taxpayers, citing Government Accountability Office data that estimates between $320 billion to $520 billion in taxpayer funds is lost to fraud on an annual basis.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Lawmakers grilled Colin McDonald about the new office and its independence from the White House. McDonald explained that his office will work to tackle all fraud bleeding taxpayers. The new office will follow a sweeping Minnesota fraud scandal, where hundreds of millions of dollars was allegedly swindled from taxpayers through welfare and social services programs. The crackdown on fraud in Minnesota will serve as a blueprint for the new office. The process has become a familiar ritual.
Author: Evan Null
