Video & Transcript Research : 'fraud unit'
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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Senate Republicans Respond to Governor’s Comments - 02/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- process is going on in D.C., and I'm sure they're going to go through that process and find waste, fraud
- I wish Governor Walz would be more focused on waste, fraud, and abuse in Minnesota like that.
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and million going out in waste Fraud and million going out in waste Fraud and
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- As you know, health care spending is generally increasing across the United States.
- Almost 200,000 amputations occur in the United States each year.
- Almost 200,000 amputations occur in the United States each year.
- Our first trailer bill is the Medi-Cal Fraud Special Deposit Fund.
- When the monies are held, Fraud can take several years to resolve.
Summary:
The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions.
The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs.
The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- The local governments are full of fraud and are spending money on an excess basis.
- I expected you to, because Miami is where you represent, but you talked a lot about Miami and the fraud
- When Jack gets back from Okinawa in service to the United States Marine Corps, he'll have... ...or my
- son Julian, when Jack gets back from Okinawa in service to the United States Marine Corps, he'll have
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (9:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- on an excess basis. the local governments are full of fraud and are spending money on an excess basis
- I expected you to, because Miami is where you represent, but you talked a lot about Miami and the fraud
- When Jack gets back from Okinawa in service to the United States Marine Corps, he'll have ...for my son
- When Jack gets back from Okinawa, in service to the United States Marine Corps, he'll have some sort
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Sep 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- some IT issues that we have observed and continued in our Medicaid accountability reports, including fraud
- The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is housed at the Attorney General's Office, and at this time, Mr.
- , and then for criminal cases, there were 353 investigations, only five total indictments, and two fraud
- took provider files that were located online from the four MCOs, which are Presbyterian, Molina, United
- That'll be from the evaluation unit in December, I believe.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Feb 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- In the United States.
- Bend the Arc organizes and advocates for a more equal and just society in the United States.
- States. of persons emancipated in the United States.
- Began representing the combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
- A fraud finding can put me on the path to criminal penalties, though it was not my fault.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- exploits individuals through force, is a modern form of slavery that exploits individuals through force, fraud
- HCM 2001, withdrawing United Nations. HCM 2002, UCM withdrawal urgent Congress.
- HCM 2001, withdrawing United Nations. HCM 2002, urging Congress to withdraw. HCM 2003, defund BIS.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Dunkley: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
- Members, do not be afraid to shake the tree of government and pull out the weeds of waste, fraud, or
- But when we are united, when we are bound together, when we lean on each other, we are the unbreakable
Summary:
The Florida House convened for the opening day of the 2025 regular session with prayer, moments of silence honoring Senator Geraldine Thompson and Congressman Lincoln Díaz-Balart, the presentation of colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Anthem. The chamber recognized Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz as law enforcement officer of the day, approved the journal, and welcomed state officials, Supreme Court justices, former House speakers, former legislative leaders, former members, and Speaker Perez’s family.
Speaker Daniel Perez delivered opening remarks focused on making the House a more engaged and dynamic chamber, emphasizing substantive reforms, strong committee work, and accountability in government. He highlighted property insurance as a major issue, noting concerns about undisclosed reports and directing the insurance and banking subcommittee to hold hearings with subpoena power and outside experts. He also called for attention to housing, health care, public education, public safety, and budget savings, urging members to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse and to find recurring spending cuts.
The House received Governor Ron DeSantis’s request to address a joint session on March 4 at 11 a.m. and adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1294, which authorized the House and Senate to meet in joint session for that purpose. Upon adoption of the resolution, HCR 1289 was laid on the table. The House then adjourned to allow for committee and subcommittee meetings and to reconvene for the joint session later that morning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- um operation to prevent fraud? um operation to prevent fraud?
- That's have fraud in Medicaid services.
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because providers are committing fraud because providers are committing fraud - You can go back to our review, no fraud.
- They want to committing criminal fraud.
Keywords:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes bill to help upgrade county human services IT across state 5/17/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- most likely help us in detecting fraud most likely help us in detecting fraud going<00:15:07.440
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and things like preventing fraud and things like preventing fraud and creating - , forward, how do we protect from fraud, forward, how do we protect from fraud, how<00:18:46.640>
- And I really just want to highlight how important this is to really combating fraud in the state.
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and <00:23:26.360>much Fraud actors are sophisticated, and much Fraud actors are
Summary:
The House took up Senate File 334, a bill to modernize Minnesota’s county-administered human services technology systems, including those used for Medicaid, SNAP, and related programs. The author described the current systems as outdated “green screen” platforms from the late 1980s and early 1990s that are cumbersome for county workers, slow service delivery, and make it harder to retain staff. The bill would create an integration layer over legacy systems, establish a long-term technology modernization fund with about $90 million in spending over time and a $50 million cap, and place MNIT in charge of holding and disbursing funds. It also creates governance structures, including an interagency group with county representation and a legislative working group, and includes a $15 million fund for the Office of the Inspector General’s technology needs.
Several members spoke in strong support, emphasizing that modernization would improve efficiency, help counties serve residents better, and strengthen fraud detection and data sharing. Representatives from Winona, Washington, Olmsted, Stearns, Hennepin, and others cited local experiences with hacked county systems, obsolete software, and the difficulty of recruiting workers to outdated systems. One member urged that the effort be made enterprise-wide and suggested adding the Office of Legislative Auditor to oversight. Another noted the bill’s potential to improve identity verification tools and support broader agency collaboration.
No amendments were offered. After third reading and debate, the clerk called the roll and the House passed the bill with 134 ayes and 0 nays; the title was agreed to.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 1st, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- In the United States has, has got a lawsuit going on from, uh, wineries in New Jersey proposing the same
- Every other major wine-producing state in the United States has already taken similar steps, and they
- We Uh, um, we distribute, we distribute to markets across the United States, Texas, Japan, and Mexico
- This bill merely codifies TDLR's ATU unit and it provides a clear statutory framework for the agency
- One of the clear disadvantages of this is that those who would desire to commit license fraud have plenty
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/30/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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prevention program integrity and fraud prevention program integrity and fraud - and act on all aspects of fraud.
- and act on all aspects of fraud.
- That is not the same thing as fraud.
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and has seen a reduction in CCAP fraud and has seen a reduction in CCAP fraud
Summary:
The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025.
A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone.
The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - Part 1 - 03/17/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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rate, <00:19:39.520>the error rate, not the fraud rate, the error rate - That's happening right here right now in the United States.
- those and I'm not going even to a fraud those and I'm not going even to a fraud thing.<01:40:19.680
- our emergency departments, on our medical surgical units, and in our intensive care units.
- our emergency departments, on our medical surgical units, and in our intensive care units.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe in your packets you should have a copy of this report. fraud waste and fraud waste and abuse
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
Bills:
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Media Availability on Tab Fee and Bonding Bill Agreement - 05/14/26
Transcript Highlights:
- So we put our nickel down on the tab fee reductions and the anti-fraud.
- So we put our nickel down on the tab fee reductions and the anti-fraud.
- That's something and the anti-fraud.
- We've got lower tab fees for Minnesotans, and we've got anti-fraud in there.
- We've got lower tab fees for Minnesotans, and we've got anti-fraud in there.
Summary:
Legislators and reporters discussed the final contours of a Minnesota bonding and tax package centered on a $1.2 billion capital investment bill. Supporters said the bill would fund state and local infrastructure projects, maintain state assets, and include anti-fraud measures such as electronic verification for service providers and a 100% excess tax on fraud proceeds to prevent offenders from profiting. They also said the package would backfill road-and-bridge funding so the fee reduction would not reduce transportation dollars.
A major point of emphasis was a temporary reduction in tab fees, described as a $254 million savings for taxpayers in 2027. Republicans said the reduction was a top priority and that it was secured through negotiations, though they acknowledged it is only a one-year reprieve unless changed in a future session. They estimated the average savings at about $145 on a $50,000 vehicle, with larger savings for households with multiple vehicles. They also noted that the first proposal had included both a depreciation change and a rate change, but only the rate cut remained in the final compromise.
In response to questions, lawmakers said the tab fee cut was driven by constituent complaints and that they would try to extend it next year. They also discussed related transportation issues, including accelerating collection of an auto parts sales tax and concerns about greenhouse gas-related costs for roads and bridges. On other topics, one lawmaker said gun control proposals in the House were not part of these negotiations and urged continued movement on the broader package. No formal vote was taken in the exchange, but participants expressed confidence that the bonding portion of the deal was largely settled, while some details of the full package still needed to be finalized.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Governor Walz Media Availability 4/21/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
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and if you're not hearing about fraud and if you're not hearing about fraud - That's a vulnerability for fraud in our outdated IT systems.
- So many reasons the fraud thing cuts so deep.
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The <00:14:52.520>one the fraud thing cuts so deep. - The one the fraud thing cuts so deep.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Office of Inspector General 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Fraud in any form remains unacceptable, and I remain committed to taking appropriate action to address
- independent office of the Inspector General is one tool we can use to both prevent and investigate fraud
- Second, it adds to the powers and duties of the OIG to allow it to prevent fraud from occurring in the
- He said fraud is absolutely something they cannot accept, and he is fully on board with that.
- He said fraud is absolutely something they cannot accept, and he is fully on board with that.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate File 856, relating to creation of an independent Office of Inspector General to fight fraud in Minnesota. Representative Norris presented a DE6 author’s amendment that he said fixed constitutional appointment language, expanded the office’s fraud-prevention role, and made other noncontroversial cleanup changes. He emphasized that the bill was still not finished and that more work remained before it would be ready for final House passage.
Members raised several concerns. Representative Joy questioned language about who has primary investigative authority in Medicaid-related cases and whether the bill could create confusion over who may freeze funds; Norris responded that federal rules require administering agencies to be primary investigators and said the language was intended to comply with those rules while still ensuring investigations happen. Representative Bahner said the bill was improved, especially on constitutionality and prevention, but noted remaining concerns about agency expertise, duplication of effort, and funding. Representative Quam argued the state already has the Office of the Legislative Auditor and other processes in place, while Norris said an executive-branch office working directly with agencies could help ensure best practices are actually implemented.
Several members, including Representative Cleborne and Representative Craft, said they remained concerned about duplication, cost, and language they believed still placed the new office above state law, though they acknowledged the bill was improved and constitutional issues had been addressed. The chair moved the DE6 amendment, which was adopted, and then the committee voted on Senate File 856 as amended. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 13 ayes and 1 nay and was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate Republican Media Availability 3/6/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They wasted half a billion dollars in fraud.
- We have over $600 million in known fraud in the state of Minnesota that until Republicans started, and
- we have the one-seat advantage right now, and we have a fraud prevention committee, fraud has gone unanswered
- in the state $600 million in known fraud in the state of<00:10:42.079>
Minnesota <00:10:42.880 - fraud prevention committee that fraud fraud prevention committee that fraud has<00:10:52.160>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- Unfortunately, we know there's a lot of daycare fraud out there.
- Fraud takes money away from the very communities that the programs are intended to serve.
- I think the President just pardoned individuals who've committed fraud for many, many people.
- We need to make sure that we stand united with California's first people. This land is theirs.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- anything lawsuits, bankruptcies, fraud, anything lawsuits, bankruptcies, fraud, anything like<00
- in Minnesota with the cloud of fraud in Minnesota with the cloud of fraud that<01:08:58.239>
- And guidance on how to prevent fraud?
- , we um and did we talk about fraud, we um and did we talk about fraud, waste,<01:35:38.800>
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awareness training and, uh, for fraud awareness training and, uh, for fraud
Summary:
The committee met on March 4, 2026, and focused almost entirely on an update and oversight discussion of the Promise Act, including its grant and loan programs. The chair opened by explaining that the committee wanted to better understand how the 2023 law was implemented, how funds are still being deployed in greater Minnesota and the metro, and whether adjustments made in 2024 and 2025 were working as intended. The minutes from March 3 were approved at the start of the meeting.
Deputy Commissioner Kevin McKinnon of DEED outlined the program’s legislative history, funding structure, eligibility rules, and oversight process. He said the grant side has about $94 million available, with $16 million going to the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and $86 million to the Neighborhood Development Center, plus administrative and technical assistance set-asides. He noted legislative changes over time, including shifting the revenue eligibility test to the prior year, adding a home-office deduction requirement for businesses using a home address, and maintaining a preference for applicants who had not received more than $10,000 in prior state assistance. McKinnon said about $22 million had been awarded to 35 businesses at the time of the update, and that the loan program has $30 million appropriated, with about $9.5 million lent so far. He also described the application, verification, audit, and payment process, emphasizing that partners handle intake and DEED conducts final review and random audits.
Shahir Ahmmed of the Neighborhood Development Center described the round-one and round-two grant process in more detail. He said NDC spent about nine months building the application platform, launched round one in June 2024, received more than 3,000 applications, and later paused awards while DEED and legislators clarified the law. He reported that 651 applications were approved in the first round for just under $9 million, and that round two launched in September 2025 with a goal of distributing up to $50 million in remaining grant funds. Ahmmed also explained the step-by-step applicant process, including email confirmation, eligibility screening, document upload, identity verification through Plaid, and final DEED review. He said applicants commonly use funds for payroll, equipment or inventory, rent, and utilities. The chair indicated there would be further testimony from other program partners and then member questions, but no votes or formal actions were taken on the Promise Act itself during this portion of the meeting.