Editor,
A recent program on 60 Minutes on the massive amount of government fraud was very enlightening. Surprisingly the identification of fraud does not seem to line up with where DOGE is looking  is looking for fraud and waste.
Editor,
A recent program on 60 Minutes on the massive amount of government fraud was very enlightening. Surprisingly the identification of fraud does not seem to line up with where DOGE is looking  is looking for fraud and waste.
The Government Accountability Office believes there is anywhere from $500 billion to $750 billion in fraud being committed, every year on American, through identity theft and false claims for benefits. Is that where DOGE was looking, NO. Why not? According to the broadcast this crime is highly
organized and more challenging to pursue and stop. Understandably when the real intent of DOGE is to disrupt and terrorize the Federal workers and cause uncertainly, why go after real crime? DOGE has all the skilled people to really make a significant dent in the crime
identified by the Government Accountability Office. So why not pursue this area of crime rather than reduce the federal work force?
Where are all the transparency that Elon Musk claimed he was sharing with the public?
Also noteworthy were the comments about the soft s language that member of the HOUSE and SENATE want to use to minimize or trivialize the amount of criminal fraud that is actually going on and they could help prevent.
Let’s ask our representatives for an accounting of the fraud that DOGE went after and the amount of fraud that the Government Accountability Office says exists and compare the difference.
Bob Krainz
Belmont
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(4) comments
Thanks for your letter, Mr. Krainz, but perhaps you’re unaware of the doge.gov website. Feel free to access the doge.gov website to satisfy your curiosity, and for transparency to the valuable work DOGE is doing. BTW, regarding false claims, DOGE is banning benefits to invaders to our country and addressing many more instances of waste, fraud, and abuse. If you have any tips to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, I’m sure DOGE would be happy to hear from you.
The truth hurts!
DOGE has produced one very valuable result: it’s identified people who can be easily conned. Now all that remains is to figure out how to fleece them. Anybody got some spare bridges they want to sell?
Not to worry Mark - you and I have been fleeced by them for a long time.
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