ABC 11 reports on welfare fraud investigators in Wake County. Here’s an excerpt of the interview with Robin Greenwald.

 

Greenwald has spent years tracking down welfare fraud and now supervises Wake County’s tax fraud investigators.

“We get anonymous letters, phone calls, people walk in off the street,” Greenwald said. “The majority of our referrals come from case managers.”

She says in the last 12 months, investigators have received almost 1,400 referrals, 85 percent of which have turned out to be fraudulent claims.

 

Kudos to Wake investigators. Scammers of the social safety net hurt taxpayers and the folks who legitimately need temporary assistance. This should be considered a serious crime.