Updated: 8/1/08; 1:26:05 AM

 Thursday, July 3, 2008

U.S. Justice Dept. Super Slow To Investigate Fraud Cases

From the Dept. of You Get The Government You Vote For:

More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade. Many of the cases involve the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rising health-care payouts, and privatization of government functions -- all of which offer rich new opportunities to swindle taxpayers.
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