Trump Seeks Mandatory Jail Terms for Medicare, Medicaid Fraudsters
The proposal would eliminate probation, double penalties for repeat offenders and make officials personally liable for ignored fraud, Trump said.
- 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…
Trump wants tougher jail terms for fraudsters targeting Americans
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Trump Calls for Mandatory Prison Terms for Benefits Fraud
President Trump Demands Prison Time For Benefits Fraudsters — And A Massive New Penalty For Officials Who Look Away – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Isaac
President Trump called on Congress to impose mandatory prison terms for major benefits fraud and personal liability on officials who knowingly let it continue.
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