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@Anniebanananie1 Why do they keep doing this?

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@thehill

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@Republicans @karol They may just disappear him off the ballot, aka “The Sleepy Joe”

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@LandryLocker @TexansCommenter I admit I was skeptical this would ever happen

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@ProudElephant

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@SenateDems @TheLastRefuge2 @SenateGOP

[The Washington Times @WashTimes]

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to keeping classified information stemming from his work during the first Trump administration, news outlets report. https://t.co/ExfzNYLDX9

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

63 arrests, millions of dollars in frozen cryptocurrency, and the removal of more than a million scam-related online accounts!

Just cops being allowed to be cops!

Thank you @Meta for your partnership in taking these thugs down.

This is just the beginning!

[AAGHarmeetDhillon @AAGDhillon]

HUGE!!!

@CivilRights co-authored the amicus brief of the United States supporting this outcome. Proud to do our part to stand up for equal rights and votes for ALL Americans!

[Acting AG Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche]

Today, Jamshid Ghomi, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who lives in a $35 million mansion in Orange County, California, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with selling computer technology to Iranian companies and Iran’s government — including technology to help with Iran’s military and nuclear program.

These allegations assert that the defendant violated U.S. sanctions against Iran, aided one of our nation’s enemies, supported Iran’s nuclear program, and got rich doing it. Not only is he being arrested today, but we also are beginning the process of seizing his mansion, which was purchased with his illegal proceeds. Thanks to the work of @USAttyEssayli’s office, @CommerceGov, and @IRS_CI’s Los Angeles Field Office, he will face the full force of justice.

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@zerohedge That guy is a pompous asshole

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@TonyLaneNV @mcgmouton57 #Fatigue

[Patricia 🇺🇸 @1109Patricia]

You’re right to be pissed about the lack of accountability. These NGOs, including Catholic Charities, get millions in taxpayer dollars from the federal government to resettle refugees. They handle initial placement, connect people to Medicaid, and provide services. Once the checks stop coming from Washington, there’s very little follow-up on how the money flows or what happens long-term in the community.

In this Ohio case, the Bhutanese community got set up with government benefits early on, then some families built home health companies that billed Medicaid for hundreds of millions, Adhikari-linked outfits alone took over $350 million. Some owners live large with private jets while running outfits with no real websites. The NGOs helped get them here and on the rolls; the weak oversight on the back end let the system get gamed.

Taxpayers foot the bill with almost no one tracking where it all actually ends up. That’s the core problem.

[Patricia 🇺🇸 @1109Patricia]

There’s a big investigation into this right now. A large Bhutanese-Nepali refugee community, originally from Bhutan but ethnically Nepali, resettled in the US after living in camps, settled heavily in Ohio, especially around Columbus, with up to 30,000 people there. Many qualify for Medicaid due to low income and limited English.
The story isn’t about fake Medicare accounts though, it’s Medicaid home health care billing. Companies owned by people with the last name Adhikari and others in the community have received hundreds of millions from Ohio’s Medicaid program for services like cooking, cleaning, companionship, and personal care, often for elderly relatives in the same household. One analysis found over $350 million paid to Adhikari-named businesses alone. Specific firms pulled in $17 million, $22 million, even $143 million in some cases.

As for how a small-country group figured it out, they built tight-knit community networks after resettlement, started home health businesses serving their own people, and tapped into a program designed to keep seniors out of nursing homes. It’s not rocket science once you’re in the system; you incorporate, get certified, and bill for allowable services. Some owners live large, private jets, luxury cars, while running bare-bones companies with no websites.

Ohio’s now cracking down with freezes on new providers, GPS tracking, and hearings in Congress. There’s suspicion of abuse and waste, but most reports frame it as legal, if questionable, billing rather than proven outright fraud like fake accounts. A few wage violations have popped up, but no massive Medicare-specific indictments in what I’ve seen. It’s a hot topic with Republicans calling it taxpayer-funded foreign aid.

When people get rich off the same government programs meant to help the vulnerable, especially as non-citizens, it feels like a scam, not charity.

Home care should help people stay independent, not turn into a private jet fund.
The core issue isn’t that they’re from Bhutan. It’s that they are committing intentional fraud with payments that don’t match real work. Anyone who claims this much should face audits, clawbacks, and jail time if it’s fraud. Taxpayers aren’t a piggy bank for clever operators, no matter where they’re from.

These fraudsters should be deported. Anyone that committed fraud should immediately be deported after repaying the taxpayers.

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@GuntherEagleman The only way someone could witness Bass’ stewardship and conclude “we need more of that” are the ones receiving benefits due to her.
Must be a lot of them.

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@PpollingNumbers

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@Variety @Rasmussen_Poll Query an image search for ‘pompous ass’ and this guy’s pic appears

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@michaelmalice @balajis Would you step foot onboard if this were a Carnival property?

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@REMASCULATE Who wore it better?