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Analyst: AI could accelerate costly government fraud

A national fraud analyst warns that fraud costs government agencies more than four times the value of stolen funds and says artificial intelligence could make such taxpayer-funded schemes more frequent and costly.

Published Sep 29, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT | WFMZZ

A national fraud analyst says fraud imposes costs on government agencies that exceed the amount stolen by more than four times. The analyst warns that artificial intelligence could accelerate and amplify these costly, taxpayer-funded fraud schemes.