the new campaign is Minnesota, no surprise since Trump accused the state of $19 billion in fraud, without evidence, in his address.
Vance and Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), made a surprise announcement that the Trump administration was holding back nearly $260 million in Medicaid money each quarter until Minnesota submits “a comprehensive action plan” detailing how it would combat fraud.
a video that alleged Somali-run day care centers were bilking the government.
But the Trump administration’s new initiative is much broader.
“(Minnesota) is not the only state that’s floundering,” Oz said at a Wednesday news conference with Vance. “Minnesota is not…
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PAYROLL & HR CONTROLS (PREVENTING “GHOST” SCHEMES)
Payroll fraud is often the hardest to detect because it “looks” like a normal business expense.
- Segregation of Duties (SoD): The person who adds new employees to the system must not be the same person who approves the monthly pay run.
- Mandatory Vacation Policy: Require all financial and HR staff to take 5–10 consecutive days of leave annually. Fraud often surfaces when the perpetrator isn’t there to “hide” the trail.
- Ghost Employee Audit: Perform a quarterly “Headcount Reconciliation” where managers must physically verify every name on their payroll list exists.
- Self-Pay Blocking: Ensure the payroll software has a hard-coded block preventing administrators from editing their own salary or bank details.