Government & Fraud

FBI Arrests 15 in $50 Million Southern California Hospice Fraud Crackdown

Apr 3, 2026

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5 min read

FBI Arrests 15 in $50 Million Southern California Hospice Fraud Crackdown

FBI arrests 15 in $50 million Southern California hospice fraud crackdown. Operation Never Say Die targets sham facilities billing Medicare for non-terminal patients.

Aaron Rafferty

Government & Fraud

Safe Launches Safenet Beta to Block Unsafe Transactions Before Execution

Apr 3, 2026

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4 min read

Safe Launches Safenet Beta to Block Unsafe Transactions Before Execution

Safe launched Safenet Beta, an on-chain transaction security protocol that blocks unsafe transactions before execution, 48 hours after the $280M Drift exploit.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

OpenAI raised $122 billion on March 31. SNAP cut refugees off food aid on April 1. Two infrastructure bets in opposite directions in 24 hours.

Aaron Rafferty

Government & Fraud

Treasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations

Apr 2, 2026

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Treasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations

FinCEN proposed rules to pay whistleblowers 10-30% of sanctions over $1M for reporting fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations through its new portal.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

Apr 2, 2026

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5 min read

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

Refugees and asylum seekers lost SNAP food aid eligibility on April 1 as new federal restrictions took effect. CBO estimates 90,000 cut monthly.

Aaron Rafferty

Legal

NYC Sues Ridehail App That Offers 60% Cheaper Rides by Letting Drivers Keep Every Dollar

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

NYC Sues Ridehail App That Offers 60% Cheaper Rides by Letting Drivers Keep Every Dollar

NYC sued Empower, a ride-hailing app offering fares 60% cheaper than Uber by letting drivers keep 100% of fares, for operating without a TLC license since 2022.

Aaron Rafferty

Global Affairs

A 15-Year-Old Built a Crowdsourced Database of Laws Killing African Business

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

A 15-Year-Old Built a Crowdsourced Database of Laws Killing African Business

A 15-year-old student built africastupidlaws.org, a crowdsourced database mapping and pushing to repeal outdated anti-business laws stifling entrepreneurship across Africa.

Aaron Rafferty

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Ban on Anthropic, Calls Supply Chain Designation "Orwellian"

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Ban on Anthropic, Calls Supply Chain Designation "Orwellian"

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's ban on Anthropic, calling the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation "Orwellian" and "classic illegal First Amendment retaliation."

Aaron Rafferty

Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Halt All New AI Data Center Construction

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Halt All New AI Data Center Construction

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduced the AI Data Center Moratorium Act to halt all new data center construction until federal AI safeguards are enacted.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

The White House launched OnlyFarms.gov, an agriculture benefits tracker showing state-level savings and farm support data, alongside a South Lawn farmer event.

Aaron Rafferty

Vance Convenes First Meeting of White House Fraud Task Force Targeting $2 Trillion in Federal Programs

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

Vance Convenes First Meeting of White House Fraud Task Force Targeting $2 Trillion in Federal Programs

Vice President Vance convened the first meeting of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud on March 27, targeting Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and SBA programs with AI detection tools.

Aaron Rafferty

Healthcare

Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A telemedicine company owner pleaded guilty to a $46 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary genetic tests and prescriptions.

Aaron Rafferty

White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Exits With No Replacement Named

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Exits With No Replacement Named

David Sacks confirmed his 130-day term as White House crypto czar has ended. No replacement will be appointed as the CLARITY Act nears its make-or-break moment.

Aaron Rafferty

Government & Fraud

New York City Spent $81,000 Per Homeless Person While NGO Executives Made $900,000

Mar 22, 2026

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3 min read

New York City Spent $81,000 Per Homeless Person While NGO Executives Made $900,000

New York City spent $368 million on unsheltered homeless services in FY2025, averaging $81,000 per person while NGO executives earned over $900,000 in salary.

Aaron Rafferty

Food Policy

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

Mar 22, 2026

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4 min read

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

TSA agents working without pay during five-week DHS shutdown are visiting food pantries at airports as 366 officers quit and security lines hit 3 hours.

Aaron Rafferty

Creator Economy

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Mar 13, 2026

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5 min read

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Beast Industries fires video editor after Kalshi catches insider trading on MrBeast video prediction markets, CFTC Chairman personally flags the case.

Government & Fraud

Pentagon Labels Anthropic a National Security Risk for Refusing Surveillance and Weapons Use

Mar 13, 2026

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5 min read

Pentagon Labels Anthropic a National Security Risk for Refusing Surveillance and Weapons Use

Eleven companies filed for OCC national trust bank charters in 83 days while the Bank Policy Institute considers suing to stop crypto firms from entering federal banking.

Food Policy

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

Mar 13, 2026

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4 min read

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

House Agriculture Committee advances Farm Bill 34-17 without reversing $187 billion in SNAP cuts as food insecurity affects 47.9 million Americans.

Government & Fraud

Somalia Hunger Doubles to 6.5 Million as SNAP Cuts Hit Minnesota's Somali Community

Feb 27, 2026

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Somalia Hunger Doubles to 6.5 Million as SNAP Cuts Hit Minnesota's Somali Community

6.5 million people in Somalia face acute hunger, nearly double from early 2025. The same day, Trump cut SNAP benefits affecting 54% of Minnesota's Somali households.

Government & Fraud

DOJ Fraud Section Hits Record $16 Billion in Tracked Losses as Federal Crackdown Accelerates

Feb 27, 2026

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DOJ Fraud Section Hits Record $16 Billion in Tracked Losses as Federal Crackdown Accelerates

The DOJ fraud section tracked $16 billion in intended losses in 2025, a record. A patent examiner paid $500K. Governor Walz testifies March 4 on $9 billion in Minnesota fraud.

Government & Fraud

Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology

Feb 27, 2026

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3 min read

Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology

Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic technology. Defense Secretary Hegseth declared the AI company a supply chain risk to national security.

Philanthropy

$4 Billion in Charitable Grants Between DAF Sponsors Never Reach a Nonprofit

Feb 27, 2026

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3 min read

$4 Billion in Charitable Grants Between DAF Sponsors Never Reach a Nonprofit

$4 billion per year shuffles between donor-advised fund sponsors and gets reported as charitable grants.

Government & Fraud

FBI Arrests 15 in $50 Million Southern California Hospice Fraud Crackdown

Safe Launches Safenet Beta to Block Unsafe Transactions Before Execution

OpenAI Raised $122 Billion on Monday. SNAP Cut Refugees Off Food Aid on Tuesday.

Treasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations

Refugees and Asylum Seekers Lost SNAP Food Aid as New Federal Restrictions Hit April 1

NYC Sues Ridehail App That Offers 60% Cheaper Rides by Letting Drivers Keep Every Dollar

A 15-Year-Old Built a Crowdsourced Database of Laws Killing African Business

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Ban on Anthropic, Calls Supply Chain Designation "Orwellian"

Sanders and AOC Introduce Bill to Halt All New AI Data Center Construction

White House Launches OnlyFarms.gov Agriculture Tracker and Hosts Farmers on South Lawn

Vance Convenes First Meeting of White House Fraud Task Force Targeting $2 Trillion in Federal Programs

Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $46 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

White House Crypto Czar David Sacks Exits With No Replacement Named

New York City Spent $81,000 Per Homeless Person While NGO Executives Made $900,000

TSA Agents Visit Food Pantries at Airports Five Weeks Into Government Shutdown

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Pentagon Labels Anthropic a National Security Risk for Refusing Surveillance and Weapons Use

SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

Somalia Hunger Doubles to 6.5 Million as SNAP Cuts Hit Minnesota's Somali Community

DOJ Fraud Section Hits Record $16 Billion in Tracked Losses as Federal Crackdown Accelerates

Trump Orders All Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology

$4 Billion in Charitable Grants Between DAF Sponsors Never Reach a Nonprofit

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