'Taxpayer money being used for luxury travel, cars...': DOJ uncovers $350M fraud across Southeast

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the discovery of $350 million in alleged fraud across seven southeastern states, highlighting what officials describe as one of the region's largest coordinated anti-fraud enforcement efforts. During a news conference, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster detailed how partnerships between federal and state law enforcement agencies helped uncover schemes allegedly involving the misuse of taxpayer funds for luxury travel, expensive vehicles, and other fraudulent expenses.