Massachusetts' Welfare Fraud Exposed: $2.3 Million Wasted and Accountability Needed

BOSTON, MA - In the past quarter alone, investigators uncovered over $2.3 million in welfare fraud across Massachusetts, with at least 176 cases reported between April 1 and June 30. Of these, approximately $1.9 million-nearly 80%-involved food stamp fraud, while $245,858 was Medicaid fraud, and $138,081 came from cash assistance. In previous years, fraud amounted to over $12.3 million in fiscal year 2023 and $13.5 million in FY 2022. This highlights the ongoing mismanagement and reckless spending of taxpayer dollars in Massachusetts.

MassGOP Chair Amy Carnevale commented on the recent welfare fraud reported for the past quarter of FY 2024, stating, “$2.3 million in taxpayer money fraudulently spent in just one quarter is unacceptable. The lack of accountability in handling taxpayer dollars is egregious. Residents should be outraged that their money is being so poorly managed, with little oversight of these programs. To Democrats, it seems this is simply the cost of doing business. They must show greater respect for residents’ hard-earned money, and stronger oversight is needed to ensure responsible spending.”

“The Democratic supermajority has repeatedly proven they are incapable of managing taxpayer dollars. When they overspend and mismanage funds, they simply ask for more. We must elect more Republicans to the Massachusetts legislature to clean up the mess the Democratic supermajority has created in the Commonwealth,” Carnevale concluded.