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Welfare fraud is the act of illegally using state welfare systems by knowingly withholding or giving information to obtain more funds than would otherwise be allocated. This article deals with welfare fraud in various countries of the world, and includes many social benefit programs such as food assistance, housing, unemployment benefits ...
By ALEXIS BENVENISTE When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced his presidential candidacy, he made one of his priorities very clear: he wanted welfare recipients to pass a drug test prior to ...
By the time of the New Deal in the 1930s, Wisconsin had already pioneered a number of public welfare programs which would soon become national policy, including aid to children and pensions for the elderly. "The Wisconsin Children's Code," (1929 Wisconsin Act 439), was considered one of the most comprehensive in the nation. The state's initial ...
Proponents of such programs have supported them with a variety of goals in mind, including: getting help for drug users on welfare payments by referring those testing positive to treatment, avoiding "subsidizing drug habits" with public money, [4] deterring drug use, reducing state welfare spending, and protecting children.
Eleven people were arrested for stealing thousands of dollars in government welfare benefits in Tulare County, authorities said Tuesday. 11 charged with welfare benefits fraud in Tulare County [Video]
Upon her appointment as Secretary of Children and Families in 2011, Anderson pledged to "weed out fraud" in the state's child care subsidy and other programs. As secretary, she served as a member of the cabinet of Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker. [16] Anderson has been called an "important proponent of welfare reform" in the United States.
Despite these obstacles, meticulous independent audits by both the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty and the state’s Legislative Audit Bureau confirmed there was no widespread fraud ...
State Representative John Rogers (D) convicted of wire and mail fraud. (2024) [1] State Representative David Cole (R) convicted of voter fraud and served 60 days in jail. (2023) [2] [3] Fred Plump (D) State Representative pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He repaid $200K and was forced to resign.