As debate rages nationally about investigating waste, fraud and abuse in government, including so-called entitlement programs, public benefits fraud continues to be a costly problem in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s Bureau of Special Investigations uncovered over $2 million in fraud during the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 (running from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024).
DiZoglio’s office says, “For quarter two, BSI investigated a total of 971 cases and there were overpayment calculations in 153 cases with identified fraud.”…