No double their is waste in government as in any organization. Some people take advantage which could be called abuse, but neither equals monumental spending and both are monitored on a regular basis and always have been.
Then we come to fraud. Fraud is a conscious effort by people to deceive other people.
Government departments and agencies do not commit fraud against government or Americans.
The word fraud is being used to inflame feelings against government, to mislead which in itself is a form of fraud.
Fraud is a broad legal term that refers to intentional deception or misrepresentation made by one party to induce another party to act to their detriment. It involves a deliberate act or omission with the intention of gaining an unfair or illegal advantage.
Here’s a breakdown of key aspects of fraud:
- Intentional Deception: Fraud requires a deliberate act to mislead or deceive another party. This can involve making false statements, concealing important information, or manipulating facts.
- Misrepresentation: The deceptive act involves presenting something that is untrue or creating a false impression.
- Inducement: The misrepresentation must be intended to persuade the other party to take a specific action, such as entering into a contract, paying money, or providing personal information.
- Detriment: The deceived party must suffer some form of loss or damage as a result of relying on the fraudulent misrepresentation. This can be financial loss, loss of property, or other harm.
- Unlawful or Unfair Gain: The perpetrator of the fraud typically intends to obtain some benefit, whether it’s money, property, or an advantage over the other party.
Fraud can take many forms and occur in various contexts. Here are some common categories:
- Financial Fraud: This involves deceptive practices related to money and investments, such as securities fraud, Ponzi schemes, and embezzlement.
- Consumer Fraud: This targets individuals through deceptive marketing, false advertising, or scams involving goods and services. Examples include online shopping scams and fake prize offers.
- Identity Theft: This involves stealing and using someone else’s personal information for financial gain.
- Insurance Fraud: This occurs when someone makes false claims to an insurance company to receive benefits.
- Healthcare Fraud: This involves fraudulent activities within the healthcare system, such as billing for services not rendered or falsifying medical records.
- Mortgage Fraud: This involves deception in the mortgage process, such as providing false information on loan applications.
- Cyber Fraud: This encompasses fraudulent activities carried out online, including phishing scams, hacking, and online scams.
Americans commit fraud against Medicare, but Medicare doesn’t commit fraud against Americans and neither do other agencies.
Americans cheat on taxes, but that’s not fraud.
QUINNSCOMMENTARY 
Yo brother relax we are talking about DOGE were they in existence in November of last year as you suggested I look up on my Google machine, DOGE is famous for say waste, abuse ,fraud once again where is all the arrests for the fraud that DOGE uncovered…. What I can hear you….. crickets
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Al Lindquist
so fraud has disappeared–does not exist–no fraud so let’s let DOGE fade into the night–do I care that folks are not being hauled away in cuffs? no waste–no abuse? what a joke–let’s do fraud:
in 2023 the Council of Inspector Generals on Integrity and Efficiency reported 4,000 prosecutions and a savings of $93 billion.
lot’s of this was because COVID 19 relief programs–$5.4 billion Pandemic Relief Loans granted to folks on fabricated Social Security numbers.
bid rigging using NGO contracts some funded by USAID.
Now you could argue, as would I, that it was foolish firing inspector generals–they unearth fraud all the time–Medicare–Medicaid–defense spending–we could go right down the line. So take out fraud from DOGE if it makes you sleep better–I would concentrate on waste and you would have no problem finding that–those hard driving bureaucrats are pressured to turn out a finished product or else.
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Al Lindquist
Plenty of fraud–CBS just did a segment on it –and yes people commit fraud–nobody is being mislead –we just are making a concerted effort to find it–of course the defenders of big government are upset that folks learning about this might decide to shrink the bureaucracy and we can’t have that can we?
$36 trillion in debt and growing but limited waste, fraud, and abuse, and from someone living in NJ–you can’t make this sh.. up.
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Waste, fraud and abuse. That is a common phrase that just rolls off the tongue. You’re right, fraud isn’t the problem on the agency level, waste and abuse abounds there. Fraud seems to be in the area of state and local elected types. I read fairly frequently of shady real estate transactions and bogus travel reports and purchasing card use for all manner of private uses. It seems like a lot of the politicos can’t help themselves when the opportunity presents itself.
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I agree with you completely and all of the “ fraud “ uncovered no one but no one has been arrested 🤔
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Al Lindquist
What world are you living in?
What about Fat Leonard out of San Diego–now in jail for 15-years for fraud and bribery–how did you miss that story–he bribed numerous admirals–get out your Google machine–big story where I live.
Heck, the military is full of this stuff–look to November of last year for the Richard Allen story.
Where do you get your news–from brother Quinn?
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