State investigation finds over $4.4M in public benefit fraud

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has released a report from the Bureau of Special Investigations ...
WWLP-22News

Auditor reports nearly $5M in Q4 public benefit fraud

BOSTON (WWLP) – Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio found $4.8 million in public benefit fraud–just in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. In this time period, from April 1st to June 30 of ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Editorial: State benefits fraud a recurring, disturbing theme

Unfazed by the state auditor’s previous uncovering of substantial fraud in public-assistance benefit programs, the fleecing of the state’s taxpayers has continued at a frustratingly furious pace. The ...
Yahoo

The new bank account powers the DWP has to crack down on benefit fraud in 2026

The government now has the power to access suspected benefit fraudsters’ bank accounts and strip them of their driving licences under a new law. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Recovery) Act ...