Lawmakers target welfare fraud in Wisconsin

[TexasTowelie]

GREEN BAY - In 2012, Brown County sheriff's investigators spent thousands and used 30 officers to crack a welfare-fraud case that officials say saved taxpayers $1.3 million.

For their efforts, which sent three people to prison, the county received $0 in reimbursement.

State lawmakers from the Green Bay area are introducing a bill they hope will change that.

Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere; and Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Allouez; are circulating a bill to allow local and tribal governments to keep up to 20 percent of the money they save the federal and state government when they stop fraud. The bill covers the FoodShare, Medicaid, and Wisconsin Works programs.

Read more: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2017/03/21/lawmakers-target-welfare-fraud-wisconsin/99454524/

[dembotoz]

1. but what about when say wells fargo bank signs up hunderd of fraud like accounts

do the counties expect kickback for that too?

[TexasTowelie]

2. That appears to be a comparison of apples and oranges.

The counties are asking for a piece of the pie for their involvement regarding fraud with the state and federal government programs.

The county is not involved in the fraud that occurs with a bank which is not a government entity.