Abbott offers assistance to iID fraud in federally subsidized housing programs

(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday offered the Trump administration assistance with identifying fraud in taxpayer-funded federal housing programs. It’s the second initiative he’s taken in a week to expand investigative efforts to identify any fraud being committed in taxpayer-funded programs.

Last Monday, Abbott directed two state agencies to investigate the potential misuse of taxpayer money in one program, Texas’ Child Care Services Program (CCSP). He did so after billions of dollars worth of welfare fraud was committed against 14 Minnesota Medicaid-funded welfare programs, The Center Square reported.

So far, at least 98 people have been charged as of last month for their alleged role in a fraud scheme targeting 14 high-risk Medicaid-funded services through Minnesota Department of Human Services programs. Sixty have already been found guilty,...