Stacks of American Gold Eagle bullion coins sit atop $100 bills. (Getty Images) Four men accused of defrauding Indiana Education Department for $44 million Between 2016 and 2018, four men allegedly collected funding for more than 4,500 students who were not actually attending online schools. Jan 26, 2024 By Skylar Rispens
(Getty Images) California employment dept. selects new payment vendor after extensive fraud California swapped out Bank of America for Money Network amid as it starts a five-year, $1.2 billion tech overhaul known as EDDNext. Dec 5, 2023 By Sophia Fox-Sowell
(Getty Images) Labor Dept. awards $204M to update state unemployment systems The Labor Department announced it's supplying funding to help 18 states make their unemployment systems more accessible and reliable. Sep 26, 2023 By Caroline Nihill
(Scott Heins / Getty Images) Pennsylvania joins states reinstating stolen SNAP benefits Pennsylvania is among the first wave of states to begin reimbursing stolen SNAP benefits using federal funding approved last December. Jul 28, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
From left, Utah CIO Alan Fuller, North Carolina CIO Jim Weaver and acting Illinois CIO Brandon Ragle discuss the widespread fraud against COVID-19 relief funds at the NASCIO midyear conference in Oxon Hill, Md. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) Pandemic fraud made state CIOs’ ‘blood boil’ Several state CIOs said during a conference it's their job to be good stewards of public funds, even if they're federal dollars. May 4, 2023 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) More than $10M stolen from Ohio’s pandemic unemployment benefits system After noticing unusual activity, Ohio authorities said more than $10 million was stolen from a pandemic-era unemployment program. Jan 18, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
closeup, background, copy space Government employees want more time for fraud prevention, survey finds State and local government workers want to spend more time preventing fraud, rather than chase it down afterward, according to a recent survey. Dec 13, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
Kat Faley, Director, State and Local Government, Chainalysis Sponsored Cryptocurrency presents new challenges and opportunities for local authorities Why state and local governments need to pay attention to the evolution of cryptocurrency in their jurisdictions. Sep 19, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
Sponsored How modern identity platforms can help states blunt fraudulent claims Modern identify and access management platforms can prevent bad actors from entering state systems — and streamline citizens’ experience, says a new report. May 3, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Former local broadband official gets two years prison for fraud scheme A former treasurer of the Illinois Municipal Broadband Communications Association pleaded guilty to stealing $150,000 in funds for personal use. Jul 2, 2021 By Benjamin Freed