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The fraud costing the federal government hundreds of billions a year

  • Cecilia Vega--CBS News
  • published date: 2025-05-11 23:00:23 UTC

60 Minutes investigates how transnational crime rings impersonate Americans to steal billions in taxpayer funds.

It's the most popular f-word in Washington: fraud. And DOGE — the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency — has been tearing through federal agencies on the hunt for it. But is D… [+12985 chars]