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• and financial crime section of the There are currently $3.1 million in state fraud and financial crime
• On line 121, the Private Detective Board, we have their base.
• of funding that used to go to the Department of Commerce for fraud investigators that have now been
• This section requires the BCA to conduct investigations of criminal insurance fraud and requires the
• Section 19 establishes the financial crimes and fraud section within the BCA.

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• Like I was mentioning citizen experience, fraud detection.
• <00:14:44.440> detection.
• <00:14:45.040> So,<00:14:45.160> some experience, fraud detection.
• So, some experience, fraud detection.
• kind of find fraud. kind of find fraud.

Keywords: Technology - Room 409, 5 March, 2026; 8:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: ATS and Gartner presented preliminary findings from the feasibility study required by Senate Bill 2267, which directed ATS to establish a CIO Council, study statewide data exchange feasibility, develop a phased implementation plan, and report progress to the legislature. ATS said the CIO Council has already met several times and has heard from other states, including Tennessee and Ohio, with Georgia expected to follow. Gartner explained that it interviewed about 17 agencies and was also gathering input from other states and market research to identify Mississippi’s current data-sharing landscape and possible paths forward. Gartner’s main findings were that Mississippi agencies strongly prioritize data security and compliance, but that this focus has also contributed to silos, point-to-point integrations, and inconsistent data definitions across agencies. The presenters said the state lacks a central legal framework and common standards, so agencies rely on individual memoranda of understanding. They emphasized that other states have generally not built “everything at once,” but instead started with specific outcomes such as citizen services, fraud detection, or reporting, then created statewide legal frameworks, common standards, and governance structures, often led by a chief data officer or similar office. The discussion also highlighted examples from other states, including Utah’s single portal for services and Maryland’s 360-degree citizen view for caseworkers. Gartner said Mississippi should first decide what outcome it wants from a data exchange and suggested that the effort should be framed as information sharing rather than moving all data into one central repository. Members and presenters discussed the need for foundational standards, a chief data office, and change management, including agency “change champions,” to build trust and participation over time. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and the presenters said the remaining CIO Council work would help prioritize use cases for the final feasibility report.

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• coverage of this in the news lately, where our elderly and individuals are being victimized through fraud
• coverage of this in the news lately where our elderly and individuals are being victimized through fraud
• The 23rd item is $899,000 and 9 FTE to support criminal alien detection and organized crime suppression
• I wanted to ask you a question with regards to the funding for criminal alien detection.
• I wanted to ask you a question with regards to the funding for criminal alien detection.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to hear budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), an FDLE update on the Uniform Arrest Affidavit and Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBERS), the Department of Juvenile Justice on Florida Scholars Academy, and the Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. FDLE requested funding for a wide range of items, including a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology upgrades for missing persons alerts and criminal justice data systems, replacement breath-test instruments, recurring support for critical public safety contracts, cybersecurity, a career offender registry unit, expanded wellness and peer support for law enforcement, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, vehicle replacement, forensic lab and digital forensics upgrades, a repaired Jacksonville firearm range, and additional resources for criminal alien detection, fentanyl enforcement, and other operational needs. Senators questioned FDLE about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, body cameras, masking by officers, public records request burdens, and the status of criminal alien detection funding. FDLE’s second presentation explained that FIBERS is Florida’s incident-based crime reporting system and that 61% of agencies, covering 74% of the population, have transitioned to it. The agency also described the Uniform Arrest Affidavit initiative, which standardizes arrest data for statewide sharing. Senators asked about NCIC/FCIC access, hate crime reporting requirements, and why more agencies have not adopted the UAA and FIBERS systems; FDLE said it is working with law enforcement associations and vendors to address technology and implementation barriers. The committee also heard from DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh, who praised FDLE’s wellness program and then reported on Florida Scholars Academy’s first year, including unified education across 39 residential facilities, security fixes after early website access issues, strong enrollment and graduation numbers, and extensive support for students with disabilities. Walsh said the program still faces staffing shortages and a wait list for residential beds, and estimated about 260 additional beds are needed. The final presentation came from Clerk of Court and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield, who said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels and requested $22 million to stabilize operations. She highlighted reimbursement shortfalls for injunctions for protection and other high-risk cases, rising postage and summons costs, and the need to fund clerk staffing for 37 new judges under the “fund the entire courtroom” concept. Senators asked about SB 532, a CPI-based court-fee bill, and about collections of court fines and fees. Butterfield said clerks work with defendants on payment plans and collections, but the system still faces a structural deficit. After the presentations and questions, the committee adjourned without taking any substantive votes or other action.

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• Table, forming an enrollment fraud working group.
• This type of enrollment fraud is on the rise.
• detection detection systems.<00:25:27.039> So,<00:25:27.279> how<00:25:27.520> are<
• In my other job, this is part of what I do, not this particular fraud detection, but in my role as ethics
• And step for addressing a clear fraud.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fraud detection — credit cards are using it to detect fraud.
• Fraud detection — credit cards are using it to detect fraud.
• How do we detect and stop it from staying out of bounds?
• We're seeing a lot of scams and fraud that are computer-generated.
• We're seeing a lot of scams and fraud that are computer-generated.

Keywords: 908, all

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• fraud.
• in detection and enforcement capabilities.
• Fraud in terms of voter registration fraud, right? That's what I… thank you.
• up a lot of voter registration fraud.
• Fraud, then we've got to work some provisions in here to prevent voter registration fraud, which could

Bills: HB2442, HB3697, HB4288, HB5256, HB5337, HB5362, HJR161

Keywords: HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements

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• And we have strong policies and procedures in place to prevent and detect fraud. >> Welcome.
• <00:04:52.240> fraud.
• fraud. and they include risk detect fraud. and they include risk screening<00:04:55.120> of<00
• We'll have new and innovative ways to try to have fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Fraud, waste, and abuse.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• I mean, the fraud epidemic has gotten so bad that it's no longer just Republicans pointing to the fraud
• I mean, the fraud epidemic has this.
• Whereas I think Minnesotans expect government to be judicious about detecting fraud in their programs
• <00:10:22.720> because concerns of fraud because concerns of fraud because we<00:10:25.680
• funding freeze due to alleged fraud. funding freeze due to alleged fraud.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 3819 was heard and ultimately re-referred to the Judiciary Committee after the committee adopted the author’s A1 amendment and then defeated a DE1 amendment. The bill, as described by Chair West, is aimed at strengthening integrity in state child care assistance and other public programs by requiring annual disaggregated fraud reporting, making certain inspections unannounced and in person, tying inspectors to electronic attendance records, extending data retention for video footage from 28 to 90 days, requiring cameras at entrances and exits for centers receiving more than $500,000 in CCAP and/or early learning scholarship funds, adding an extra licensing visit for those higher-funded centers, and restoring perjury penalties for false attendance records. West said the changes were intended to address fraud, improve accountability, and protect assistance for families who need it. Public testimony was largely opposed. Child care providers and advocates argued the bill would impose expensive, unfunded surveillance and compliance burdens on small businesses, blur the line between fraud enforcement and licensing/safety regulation, and disproportionately target providers serving low-income families and families of color. Several testifiers said cameras and retention requirements would be costly, technically burdensome, and invasive, and warned the bill could deter providers from participating in CCAP and discourage families from using assistance. One testifier supported stronger child protection measures in principle but said the bill should focus on funding, training, and wages rather than surveillance. Another parent testifier opposed the bill on privacy and discrimination grounds and urged investment in child care instead. Representative Hansen offered the DE1 amendment, which would have created a task force to study child care surveillance and develop recommendations on safeguards such as encryption and breach notification. Hansen argued the committee was not equipped to design cybersecurity policy on its own and that the issue of child sexual abuse material required urgent, bipartisan attention. Chair West opposed the amendment, saying task forces often do not produce meaningful change and that the bill already addressed the issue. The committee voted on the DE1, and it failed on a tied vote. After that, the committee voted to re-refer House File 3819, as amended, to the Judiciary Committee.

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• /c><00:14:58.959> agency investigate fraud and misuse in agency investigate fraud and misuse in
• No fraud is acceptable.
• No fraud is acceptable.
• No fraud is acceptable.
• No fraud is acceptable.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Republicans have passed legislation, including the Fraud... legislation, including the Fraud Prevention
• House Republicans are exposing fraud by investigating... ...exposing fraud by investigating programs,
• , wire fraud, ...with check fraud, wire fraud, and increasingly sophisticated digital scams.
• nearly 8 billion dollars to fraud nearly 8 billion dollars to fraud and<02:25:20.640> 80%
• Let's eliminate programs plagued by fraud and reform to eliminate fraud.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Nix: WHEN WE SPOKE TO STAKEHOLDERS WE FOUND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT THAT COMES
• CAN IDENTIFY DISEASES AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE WHERE A SPECIFIC DISEASE ON A WATERMELON IS DETECTED
• IF YOU CAN DETECT IT THAT MEANS THAT YOU CANNOT ONLY TARGET IT AND APPLY WHERE NEEDED BUT IT MEANS YOU
• PRUNING, FEEDING, ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AND WE CAN USE AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO NOT JUST DETECT
• BEGINNING LABOR IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE SO IF YOU HAVE A EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS ONE CAN WHICH IS ABLE TO DETECT

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• governor's request for detecting governor's request for detecting preventing<00:13:50.959> and
• and addressing waste fraud preventing and addressing waste fraud and<00:13:52.480> abuse<00:13
• prevention integrity and fraud prevention integrity and fraud prevention provisions<00:31:20.559>
• , prevent, and address fraud to strengthen the parameters of our system and root out bad actors.
• > using fraud detection and prevention using fraud detection and prevention using modern<00:43

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• And I would highlight in finance alone, we have implemented anomaly detection software, and where this
• First and foremost is how quickly Florida proactively initiated increased front-end fraud prevention
• and detection.
• and detection.
• While Florida has been widely recognized for years for its custom in-house real-time fraud detection

Summary: The subcommittee heard updates on several state technology modernization efforts, beginning with the Florida Division of Emergency Management’s Enterprise Business Solution (DEMS). FDEM said DEMS is about 50% complete, with some grants and finance functions already live, and is intended to replace manual disaster and grants processing with a cloud-based system. Officials described faster reimbursement timelines after recent storms, major return-on-investment claims, and a planned final phase focused on design, testing, communications, data governance, and additional functionality. Members asked about the total cost, the role of Florida Digital Service, deliverables-based contracting, and how much of the system is live; FDEM said the project is expected to cost about $16 million to $16.8 million and finish by June 2027, with some follow-up information to be provided. The Department of Legal Affairs presented its Office of Attorney General Modernization Program, a follow-up to an earlier effort that failed after spending about $26 million. Acting Attorney General John Gard said the department has now moved to an off-the-shelf case management product, LawBase, and is in development and testing, with the Office of Statewide Prosecution already live and full implementation expected by the end of the fiscal year. The request includes funding for staff augmentation, cloud storage, the LawBase license, redundancy through a backup site in Orlando, and OnBase support. Members questioned the prior failure, the use of Florida Digital Service standards, data location and cloud migration, and the redundancy plan; Gard said lessons learned included better scoping and that the current effort is on track. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then updated the committee on Motorist Modernization, including the Orion system and the MyDMV portal. Officials said Phase 1 and Phase 2 have modernized driver license and motor vehicle services, with Phase 2 statewide rollout scheduled to begin in April 2025 and Phase 3 proposed at $16.5 million for dealer services, data warehouse improvements, and call center modernization. Members asked about payment options, organ donor questions, staffing, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, and the digital driver license program. The agency said the portal already allows some sanctions to be cleared online, an ACH option is being developed, the digital driver license vendor has changed with a fall go-live anticipated, and the department is using security testing and a managed security service provider. Officials also said the system is currently on an on-prem private cloud, with future workloads expected to move to public cloud where appropriate. Finally, Florida Commerce presented on the Reemployment Assistance modernization system, Reconnect, and the FLWINS workforce system. Commerce said Reconnect is hosted in the Azure Government Cloud, has reduced claim filing time, improved fraud detection, and increased appeals capacity, and now needs $4.9 million in recurring funding to cover ongoing operations, cloud hosting, licenses, and staff augmentation. Members asked about adjudication issues, wait times, fraud prevention, and whether the system stores caller identifiers; Commerce said the average wait to speak to a representative is about 18 minutes and claims are generally processed in four to six weeks. The committee then began hearing about FLWINS, which is intended to create a “no wrong door” workforce portal under the REACH Act, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation concluded.

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• There's been a lot of talk this year about fraud, waste, and abuse.
• This budget does not put in place internal controls and fraud detection. But what are we doing?
• There's been a lot of talk this year about fraud, waste, fraud, and abuse.
• This budget does not put in place internal controls and fraud detection and a law. ...place, internal
• controls, and fraud detection and elimination programs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, and proceeded with routine procedural business, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees and several rule suspensions to allow bills to be heard or moved. Assembly Member DeMaio attempted to amend and then return AB 109 to the Senate to add health care premium reductions, but the motions were ruled out of order and his request to suspend the rules failed on a 13-45 vote. The main floor action was on AB 109, the 2026-27 state budget. Assembly Member Gabriel presented the budget as balancing fiscal responsibility with protections for health care, schools, housing, wildfire prevention, and the safety net, while opponents argued it raised costs, underfunded education and public safety, and relied on gimmicks. Supporters emphasized investments in hospitals, Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, food banks, housing, and reserves, and repeatedly defended the budget’s approach to Proposition 36 funding and prison closures. After extensive debate, the Assembly voted to concur in the Senate amendments to AB 109, and the bill was immediately transmitted to the Governor. Later, the Assembly took up SCR 89 on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Members from several caucuses spoke in support, arguing DEI is central to equal opportunity, civil rights, and California’s identity, and warning against federal efforts to roll back such programs. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, saying DEI treats people differently based on immutable characteristics. The transcript ends during that debate, with the resolution still under consideration.

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• There's been a lot of talk this year about fraud, waste, and abuse.
• This budget does not put in place internal controls and fraud detection. point, but we know this is a
• There's been a lot of talk this year about fraud, waste, fraud, and abuse.
• This budget does not put in place internal controls and fraud detection and a law.
• Assembly Member DeMaio: This budget fails to put in place internal controls, fraud detection, and elimination

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, and then completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge. Members observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base in Assemblymember Lackey’s district. The body then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees, suspending rules for committee notices, and taking up the budget bill, AB 109, without reference to file for concurrence in Senate amendments. Debate on AB 109, the 2026 budget act, centered on competing views of the state’s fiscal condition and policy priorities. Supporters said the budget balances the current and next year’s budget, reduces the structural deficit, builds reserves, protects health care, schools, housing, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and responds to federal cuts under H.R. 1. Opponents argued the budget increases taxes and costs, shortchanges schools, underfunds Proposition 36, relies on gimmicks, and does not adequately address public safety, cost of living, or long-term sustainability. Several members also highlighted specific provisions such as hospital support, Medi-Cal and IHSS protections, child care, immigrant legal services, prison closure, and funding for courts and victim services. A motion by Assemblymember DeMaio to return AB 109 to the Senate failed on a roll call vote, 13 ayes to 45 noes. The Assembly then voted on concurrence in the Senate amendments to AB 109; the measure passed, and the Senate amendments were concurred in without objection, with immediate transmittal to the Governor. Afterward, the Assembly moved to the daily file and took up SCR 89, a resolution affirming diversity, equity, and inclusion. Supporters from several caucuses framed DEI as a core California value and a response to federal attacks, while opponents criticized DEI as divisive. The transcript ends during debate on SCR 89, before any final vote is shown.

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• our ability to help victims of fraud. ...fraud is universal.
• Maybe this needs to be part of the curriculum, is how to detect fraud.
• Maybe this needs to be part of the curriculum, is how to detect fraud.
• <00:27:02.080> fraud<00:27:03.080> um curriculum um is how to detect fraud um curriculum
• um is how to detect fraud um and<00:27:03.760> I<00:27:04.039> and<00:27:04.520> I<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . fraud. fraud.
• Fraud Unit is doing?
• fraud in Minnesota. fraud in Minnesota.
• And misclassification fraud is fraud, and it is fraud that affects specifically our unemployment, uh,
• fraud is fraud, and it is<01:35:30.520> fraud<01:35:30.840> that<01:35:31.000> affects

Bills: HF4234, HF3697, HF1183, HF4738

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, tax refund, Minnesota Statutes, time limit, claims, tax overpayment, taxation

Summary: The committee first adopted the April 14, 2026 minutes as amended, correcting a misspelling in the reference to Chair Davids. It then heard House File 4234, a tax-exempt bonding/affordable housing bill from Representative Rey Rower, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before laying the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. The bill would conform Minnesota law to recent federal changes to low-income housing tax credit rules by lowering the amount of tax-exempt bonds needed for projects to qualify, with the stated goal of spreading bond allocations across more projects and increasing affordable housing production without additional state funds. Testimony in support came from the bill author, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and Mary Tingerthal, who said the change would increase efficiency in the use of federal bond authority and could raise the number of funded housing projects from about 16 to 25 per year, bringing in roughly $120 million more annually for housing. Members discussed where the benefits would be felt statewide, including greater Minnesota and larger metro areas, and the author said the bill would help address shortages in affordable and senior housing. The committee took no final vote on the bill, instead laying it over. The committee next heard House File 3697 from Vice Chair Norris, which would change Minnesota’s tax refund claim timelines to better align with federal law and most other states. The author and a tax attorney testifier said the bill would reduce confusion and help taxpayers, especially vulnerable individuals who may overpay or be overassessed and then miss the current deadline to seek refunds. The Department of Revenue said it had no concerns with the language and did not oppose the bill, and the committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in the 2026 tax bill. Finally, the committee began hearing House File 4738 from Representative Keeler, a Safe Harbor funding proposal for victims of sex trafficking and sexually exploited youth. The author described Safe Harbor as a statewide program serving youth across Minnesota and said the committee should consider creative funding options, but Chair Davids stated the proposed funding source would not work because it would take money from women’s sports scholarships. Testifiers from Lake House in Duluth and a former Safe Harbor youth described the program’s impact on homeless and trafficked youth, including shelter, mental health services, education, and transition to adulthood. The hearing continued with testimony, but no action was taken in the portion provided.

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• The first is part of the fraud detection and prevention anti-fraud and prevention program that the governor
• The first is um part of the fraud The first is um part of the fraud detection<01:05:02.880> and
• for three FTEs and software dedicated to fraud detection in detail.
• for three FTEs and software dedicated to fraud detection in detail.
• For $550,000 annually for three FTEs and software dedicated to fraud detection in detail.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . fraud.
• We also can't investigate or prosecute fraud in obtaining benefits, also known as welfare fraud, or fraud
• and, frankly, our consumer fraud, all fraud, but the fraud that's actually, um, the ongoing programs
• and, frankly, our consumer fraud, all fraud, but the fraud that's actually, um, the ongoing programs
• and, frankly, our consumer fraud, all fraud, but the fraud that's actually, um, the ongoing programs

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are here today because like many charter schools we are deeply concerned about the fraud and abuse
• In 2019 when the egregious A3 fraud case was finally investigated and prosecuted, the legislature took
• fraud and waste by non-classroom based schools.
• fraud, waste, and embezzlement.
• It might not always be outright fraud like we've been hearing about today.

Keywords: 988, house, all