Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is a reminder that fraud is an equal opportunity temptation. Also a reminder that whenever there's a new program, or a steep increase in an old program, the incentive to defraud is raised, and bureaucrats would be well advised to increase their counter-measures.
Friday, May 24, 2013
FCIC, Fraud, and Pigford
Sen. Hagan of NC got an amendment to the farm bill passed, allowing some use of the crop insurance fund to look for fraud. Her actions were inspired by the biggest crop insurance fraud yet discovered, located in eastern NC. (Not sure whether it was the biggest in money terms ($100 million), or in the numbers of people involved. . I was led to these articles:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is a reminder that fraud is an equal opportunity temptation. Also a reminder that whenever there's a new program, or a steep increase in an old program, the incentive to defraud is raised, and bureaucrats would be well advised to increase their counter-measures.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is a reminder that fraud is an equal opportunity temptation. Also a reminder that whenever there's a new program, or a steep increase in an old program, the incentive to defraud is raised, and bureaucrats would be well advised to increase their counter-measures.
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