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Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Up To Half A Trillion Dollars A Year, And We’re Not Doing Enough To Stop It, by Chris Bray – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Up To Half A Trillion Dollars A Year, And We’re Not Doing Enough To Stop It, by Chris Bray

Indictment Alleges SPLC Funneled $3M to Extremist Groups, Advocacy Group Urges Restitution

April 23, 2026

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: If Anyone Eats of This Bread, He Will Live for Ever

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By Chris Bray, The Federalist, April 22, 2026

Chris Bray is a senior correspondent at The Federalist and a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army. He has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at “Tell Me How This Ends,” here.

The Trump administration has taken a series of significant steps against fraud, but so far they’re mostly going it alone.

Consider two numbers, side by side, and keep them in mind as you read news stories about fraud in government-funded services.

First number, from a news headline last week: “New DOJ fraud division thwarted $340M in benefit schemes during first week.” That’s M for million.

Second number, released by the Government Accounting Office during the same week: “In 2024, we estimated that the federal government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud, based on data for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.” ….

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Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Up To Half A Trillion Dollars A Year, And We’re Not Doing Enough To Stop It, by Chris Bray

Indictment Alleges SPLC Funneled $3M to Extremist Groups, Advocacy Group Urges Restitution

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: If Anyone Eats of This Bread, He Will Live for Ever

By Chris Bray, The Federalist, April 22, 2026

The Trump administration has taken a series of significant steps against fraud, but so far they’re mostly going it alone.

Consider two numbers, side by side, and keep them in mind as you read news stories about fraud in government-funded services.

First number, from a news headline last week: “New DOJ fraud division thwarted $340M in benefit schemes during first week.” That’s M for million.

Second number, released by the Government Accounting Office during the same week: “In 2024, we estimated that the federal government loses between $233 billion and $521 billion annually to fraud, based on data for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.” ….

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