State welfare fraud audit: People scamming state out of millions - Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston

(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) – Public assistance is meant to help people in need, but occasionally, people scam that system and this year the dollar amount from those scams is a whopping $5.5 million for the fiscal year.

State Auditor Suzanne Bump joined the FOX 25 Morning News from our Beacon Hill studio to talk more about the report.


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