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GAO says fraud risk high in $1.1T of state-run federal programs

(The Center Square) — Twenty federal programs that route nearly $1.1 trillion through state governments – including Medicaid, SNAP and disaster relief – are vulnerable to fraud because of how the money is distributed, the Government Accountability Office reports.

The money rarely goes straight from Washington to a recipient. It passes through states, then often to subrecipients, contractors and sub…

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