Looking at $3.2 Trillion in State & Local Government Spending
In fiscal year 2019, the total amount of state government spending (including all 50 states and the District of Columbia) was about $1.5 trillion.
How Much Do We Lose to Fraud?
How much is $206.4 billion dollars actually worth? It's the amount of money the federal government lost to fraud in one year.
Billions Are Lost to Fraud
If we estimate fraud is only 5 percent in 2020 when the federal expenditures totaled $6.55 trillion, taxpayer dollars lost to fraud would be $327.5 billion.
Billions in False Claims Act Recoveries
False Claims Act proceedings have proven to be a great success, restoring to federal agencies tax dollars that were fraudulently swindled away.
Welcome to Fraud By the Numbers
Each day in September, there will be a new blog post at noon with facts about fraud whistleblowing in America.
