On Thursday, the Trump administration launched “the largest autism fraud bust in American history,” according to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse five Medicaid providers of stealing a combined $542,176 from the government health-care program for the needy. Three additional people face charges for allegedly stealing from nursing home residents.

Jon Husted, who spent six years helping run the state as lieutenant governor, showed up at a hearing of his Senate colleagues this week to weigh in with gravitas on potential Ohio Medicaid fraud. Today in Ohio podcast hosts said Friday he’s the latest Ohio Republican to act like an outsider and profess outrage about this issue.

Vance Says $1.3 Billion in California Medicaid Payments Will Be Deferred Over Fraud Concerns

Federal agents have arrested a Minnesota man accused of helping orchestrate a multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud scheme after he allegedly fled from an FBI raid during a sweeping federal crackdown. According to FBI Director Kash Patel,

Federal prosecutors say a massive Medicaid and childcare fraud scheme in Minnesota stole more than $90 million from taxpayers, marking what officials describe as the largest autism fraud case ever charged by the Department of Justice.

The Republican candidate for governor has unveiled a plan he said will fight back against billions of dollars in Medicaid fraud that was first reported by a national conservative outlet.

The department plans to examine annual audits filed with the federal government, and recipients could lose funding if they don’t address concerns about weak oversight.