So somehow Fin-Cen will be involved not just in money-laundering schemes, but other federal fraud schemes as well. Part of the new Anti-fraud task force somehow. As someone who has been upset about the waste of our tax dollars since I began paying taxes, I'm happy we finally have some sort of focus on this. DOGE was the beginning - I was wholeheartedly in support of their mission.

Here's an announcement:

w w w . fincen . gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-advisory-health-care-fraud-schemes-targeting-medicare-medicaid-and

Good!

Have we actually seen any numbers from DOGE on how much money it saved the taxpayers? I'd bet for every $1 they saved, they spent $3.

I don't know if it saved us anything but it opened a lot of eyes to holes in the systems - the silos of information and how they didn't talk to each other - the abysmal non-existent tracking of our money and the arrogant mindset of those charged with minding it.

If I have to jump thru hoops to buy a house with cash I hope that they actually target those that are doing things fraudulently.

My grandson's ABA Center in Richmond (autism therapy school) closed with two weeks' notice after Nick Shirley's report out of Minnesota. They told my DIL that it was issues with "Medicare" that were the problem. I think they got out a few steps ahead of federal investigators.

* Upon my own investigation at the state level, I confirmed three, maybe four, therapy centers registered at that same address. No way no way no way. There were about 6-10 kids there, max. And 6-10 therapists as ABA is one-to-one ratio of teachers/therapists to child. A *tiny* place. No Parking. No rooms for 3-4 therapy centers, and you don't combine autism services with Narcotics Anonymous and other Mental Health services in the same small office anyway.

* Medicare is not covering autism therapy for pre-school kids. MedicAID yes not Medicare. But regardless, not a single kid there was on Medicaid - grandson's therapy was being covered by insurance and I would bet the other kids as well. Or cash payments - but not Medicaid. No way.

So my grandson was getting truly excellent services, it changed his life. The teachers and therapists were real and actually all quickly found work at other centers. All the kids were poop out of luck though - waiting lists at all of them - so it was an emotionally wrenching time for kids who don't need to be emotionally messed with.

I wrote to a newspaper who had done an article on the owners a few years back, but no response.

I am surprised that he never got his butt kicked.

He has had 24/7 protection services donated until he can gather enough resources to fund his own as his threat level - and worse, his family's - has gone up exponentially.

He has Quality Learing hoodies for sale, and Nick Shirley Protection Fund t-shirts and such.