{"id":2608206,"date":"2026-05-29T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-scandal-most-underreported-story-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:31:38","slug":"fraud-scandal-most-underreported-story-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-scandal-most-underreported-story-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud scandal most &#8216;underreported&#8217; story: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffraud-scandal-most-underreported-story-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2608206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner columnist joe Concha says fraud related to welfare programs is widely and \u201cmassively\u201d underreported by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legacy media<\/a> across all 50 states. He argues the issue involves taxpayer funds and is one of the most overlooked stories of the year. Concha also points to the Trump administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-is-reversing-rampant-state-waste-and-fraud\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s Big, Beautiful Bill Is Reversing Rampant State Waste\">fraud crackdown efforts<\/a>, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-press-for-removal-of-capitol-security-fence\/\" title=\"Republicans Press for Removal of Capitol Security Fence\">task force led<\/a> by Vice President JD vance, and claims that reducing fraud would benefit local and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What...s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">national economies<\/a> more effectively than raising taxes. He adds that the most troubling aspect is that stolen or wasted money was meant for services such as autism centers and early childhood education.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> criticized legacy media for not reporting on welfare <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/waste-and-fraud\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"610\">fraud<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the fraud is \u201cwidespread\u201d and \u201cmassive\u201d in all 50 states on Fox Business\u2019s <em>Evening Edit<\/em> on Thursday. <\/p>\n<section 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house<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is one of the most underreported stories in legacy media of the year, and maybe even the decade, because this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump...s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">taxpayer money<\/a> that we\u2019re talking about,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His comments come as the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> prioritizes cracking down on fraud with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583706\/trump-vance-fraud-save-social-security-balanced-budget\/\">task force<\/a> led by Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/JD-Vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha argued that eliminating fraud would have more of an impact on the economy than increasing taxes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you eliminate the fraud, that will be far better for the economies on a local, state, and even national level than any increased tax ever would,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4582148\/democrats-should-work-with-jd-vance-to-fight-fraud\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS SHOULD WORK WITH VANCE TO FIGHT FRAUD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the \u201csickest part\u201d about fraud is that the money was supposed to be used for welfare programs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe sickest part is that all this money was supposed to go towards autism centers, which is a growing crisis \u2014 autism is \u2014 in this country, or towards education for young children, where our test scores continue to fall, and we continue to be an embarrassment when you compare us to other industrialized countries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha: Legacy media underreports widespread welfare fraud 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