Trump seeks mandatory jail terms for medicare, medicaid fraudsters
- Today, President Donald Trump called on Congress to mandate prison sentences for fraud involving Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security while proposing legislation to eliminate probation for offenders.
- The National Health Care Fraud Takedown saw the Justice Department charge 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and other medical professionals, in cases involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims across 56 federal districts and 45 states.
- Trump argued offenders who steal large amounts should face longer sentences, stating, "The more you steal, the longer you'll stay in that prison." He seeks to eliminate probation as an option.
- Beyond direct perpetrators, Trump proposed making state and local politicians personally responsible for taxpayer funds lost where they are aware of fraud, asserting, "They can be personally liable."
- The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division recently charged 17 defendants between August 21 and September 18 in cases involving more than $1.3 million in alleged losses from Social Security benefit programs.
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Trump seeks mandatory jail terms for medicare, medicaid fraudsters
United States President Donald Trump has called for tougher punishment for people convicted of defrauding federal healthcare and social security programmes, proposing mandatory prison terms instead of probation. Trump made the demand on Saturday in a video shared on Truth Social, where he urged Congress to enact legislation that would impose stricter penalties on individuals involved in fraud against Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Under…
President Trump Calls for Mandatory Prison Sentences for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Fraudsters – Says Crooked Politicians Who Cover It Up Must Face Real Consequences * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to finally put real teeth behind the government’s war on fraud, mandatory prison sentences for criminals caught stealing from Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Trump Warns Fraudsters: Prison Time Ahead — and Politicians Who Look Away Could Pay
President Donald Trump delivered a blunt warning Saturday to people stealing from taxpayer-funded benefit programs, calling for mandatory prison sentences and personal financial consequences for politicians who knowingly allow fraud to continue. In a social media message released Oct. 3, Trump urged Congress to pass legislation targeting fraud in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. His [...]
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