The famous ancient Greek dramatist Sophocles once said he'd rather "fail in honor rather than succeed by fraud." Sophocles might be irked, if he were alive today, by the many criminal opportunists who fail to see fraud in that way – especially in tough economic times.

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. The Justice Department won its biggest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement yet on Wednesday, notching a $556 million deal with Kaiser Permanente.

A Minnesota fraud scandal is a "canary in the coal mine" for how easily swindles can seep into government systems — including election administration — Republican election attorney Justin Riemer told Fox News Digital. "What you've seen happen in ...

Vance embellished details of a fraud case and overstated what federal auditors found in a review of Maine, while Mills ignored critical findings from the state auditor and underplayed the state’s crucial role in rooting out fraud.

The CBI conducted searches at multiple locations in Chandigarh and Panchkula on Thursday in connection with the bank-scam case and seized financial records and digital evidence linked to the alleged fraud.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — State and federal prosecutors are putting out the word. If someone commits fraud in South Dakota, the government is coming after them. The crackdown has already begun. Cases range from allegations of crop insurance fraud of 1.3 ...

Fraud against the government is a huge problem, with the misappropriation of federal funds involving Somali-owned child care centers in Minnesota being just the tip of the iceberg. Indeed, according to Government Accounting Office estimates, the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Acting U-S Attorney Joe Thompson, Melinda Williams -- who led the criminal division -- and four other prosecutors who resigned along with them last week promptly removed their belongings from the Minneapolis federal courthouse.

ST. PAUL — A month ago, widespread fraud in Minnesota government programs made national headlines, with Gov. Tim Walz eventually ending his campaign for a third term in office as he faced scrutiny over his handling of the scandal. Federal officials ...

Belagavi: The Karnataka government is considering transferring the case against Shivananada Neelannavar, who was arrested for allegedly collecting thousands of crores of rupees illegally from the public,

President Trump's executive order establishes a fraud task force chaired by Vice President JD Vance to prevent billions in government program losses.