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Ron Johnson: “About $4.7 billion is being prosecuted out of a total of…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'What Do You Estimate?': Ron Johnson Asks Bessent How Much Fraud Is In The Federal Budget Annually

Published | Video Starts at 03:24

And that's my point. I don't think this is up to date, but it's the most recent figure we have. The Department of Justice publishes their list of indictments and prosecutions. About $4.7 billion is being prosecuted out of a total of somewhere between 250 and 250 billion, $1 trillion in fraud. So I know Dr. Oz suspended payments to what, 400 hospice centers in California. In Los Angeles has a third of all hospice centers. They suspended payment to 400 and not one of them complained. (03:24–03:37)

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Asserts that $4.7 billion is being prosecuted out of an estimated $250 billion to $1 trillion in fraud.

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