I was talking with my debt coach friend Damon Day about benefit fraud. It has been about a decade since I last research the issue. Read Welfare and Benefit Fraud Statistics Show a Disturbing Pattern. If you listen to assumptions and opinions about who is behind benefit fraud, you might think the primary offenders are … Read more
It’s been quite a while since I wrote about welfare and benefit fraud. It is a very interesting topic. While so many people have stories about benefit fraud, when you dive deep into the facts the results are very interesting. In fact if you go back and read my original post you can compare the … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, MI—U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today that Muhammad Dalalli, 41, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker for his scheme to defraud the federal government in connection with subsistence benefits. On November 4, 2013, Dalalli and his wife were charged with defrauding the federal government of numerous … Read more
For some reason, I’ve been getting a lot of questions and statements from people that feel that there is a tremendous amount of benefit or welfare fraud taking place. Is there fraud in benefits systems? Without a doubt, I’m positive there is. But the level of welfare or public benefits fraud is a much-disputed figure. … Read more
Talib Kadhim of Connecticut, has been sentenced to 15 months of prison and three years of supervised release for one count of food stamp fraud for defrauding the Food Stamp Program out of $94,049.59. Apparently, from January of 2008 until March of 2009, Kadhim fraudulently redeemed food stamps for cash and other ineligible items at … Read more