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Feds open investigation of Md. ObamaCare site
The Hill ^ | March 10, 2014 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 03/10/2014 1:15:17 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

The Health and Human Services inspector general (IG) will launch an investigation into the failed ObamaCare exchange in Maryland, Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) announced Monday.

“Maryland officials ignored early warning signs and chose to waste and abuse federal taxpayer money by opening up what they knew was a flawed exchange to the public,” he wrote in a statement.

“I have confidence that the nonpartisan and independent HHS Inspector General will thoroughly investigate and bring to light how hundreds of millions of dollars were wasted on one of the worst exchange roll outs in the country,” he added.

An official with the HHS inspector general’s office did not return a request for confirmation.

Last month, Harris and Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) sent a letter to the IG requesting the investigation. State officials in Maryland have been debating for months whether to abandon the faltering state-run exchange in favor of HealthCare.gov. 


“By the end of the year, over $100 million federal dollars will have been spent on a project that should have cost much less, and doesn’t work,” they wrote. “As a result of the fact that Maryland appears willing to continue to waste tens of millions of more federal dollars, we ask that the investigation start immediately.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: boondoggle; democrats; exchange; fraud; hhs; maryland; obamacare; spending; waste

1 posted on 03/10/2014 1:15:17 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

The dogs are starting to turn on each other.


2 posted on 03/10/2014 1:18:28 PM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

How much of this scammed tax payers money went to mac daddies offshore hidden account?


3 posted on 03/10/2014 1:18:48 PM PDT by chiefqc
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
“I have confidence that the nonpartisan and independent HHS Inspector General will thoroughly investigate and bring to light how hundreds of millions of dollars were wasted on one of the worst exchange roll outs in the country”

If he believes this he is probably the only person in the universe that does.

4 posted on 03/10/2014 1:19:01 PM PDT by detective
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
the nonpartisan and independent HHS Inspector General

ROTFLMAO


5 posted on 03/10/2014 1:21:33 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Everything the HHS IG is claiming about the Maryland exchange is even more true of the federal exchange - only on a MUCH larger scale.

This HAS to be satire...

...doesn’t it?


6 posted on 03/10/2014 1:23:17 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
“I have confidence that the nonpartisan and independent HHS Inspector General will thoroughly investigate and bring to light how hundreds of millions of dollars were wasted on one of the worst exchange roll outs in the country,” he added.

He also believes in unicorns, dragons, Space Aliens, Pegasus, Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy........................

7 posted on 03/10/2014 1:23:43 PM PDT by Red Badger (LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
“Maryland officials ignored early warning signs and chose to waste and abuse federal taxpayer money by opening up what they knew was a flawed exchange to the public,”

Is there one accusation in that statement that Barack Obama is not also guilty of?

Except his waste and abuse is at least 50 times larger.


8 posted on 03/10/2014 1:36:52 PM PDT by Iron Munro (Albert Einstein: The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits)
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To: All
TAXPAYERS DEMAND TO KNOW THE SCOPE AND DIMENSIONS OF OFFICIAL OBAMACARE DOCUMENTS
THAT WERE INTENTIONALLY FALSIFIED SO AS TO MISLEAD

“Falsifying Government Documents” involves altering, changing, or modifying a document for the purpose of deception.......it can also involve forgery and/or passing on copies of false documents to mislead. Falsifying documents is usually done in connection with broader criminal aims, such as extortion, government fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, financing disallowed procedures........

Types of documents commonly falsified may include:
◾Tax returns and income statements
◾Personal checks
◾Bank account records
◾Business record keeping books
◾Immigration documents (such as visas, passports, etc.)
◾Identification cards and birth certificates

Many different types of acts can be considered as falsifying a document, including:
◾Altering or misrepresenting factual information such as prices or monetary amounts
◾Stating false information when requested to provide truthful statements
◾Forging a signature
◾Using official letterheads without authorization
◾Concealing assets or property WRT obtaining federal/state grants))
◾Knowingly using or distributing a fake document

A person can only be held criminally liable if they are deliberately acting with the intention of deceiving or defrauding another party.

Falsifying documents is a very serious offense and is generally classified as a felony. This means that a person charged with falsifying documents may be subject to the following legal penalties:
◾Having to pay a monetary fine
◾Incarceration in a prison facility

Depending on the gravity of the offense, as well as individual state laws, falsifying documents can result in a prison sentence of 5-10 years. Also, if government documents or authorities were involved, the legal penalties may be more severe. ..... legal penalties may increase with repeat offenses.

The penalty for falsifying government documents is outlined in the Crimes Act of 1958.

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SAMPLE LETTER TO CONGRESS

SUBJECT: Collusion, conspiracy, and bribery
IN RE: financial irregularities
REFERENCE: govt fraud, ID theft, bank fraud, falsified govt documents, illegal wire transfers.

NARRATIVE Taxpayers demand to know the scope and dimension of multiple conspiracies to collude in sub rosa deals to personally profit, to facilitate redistribution schemes, and to finance disallowed activities.

OF INTEREST TO LAW ENFORCEMENTCongress should demand the FBI investigate evidence of PP's multiple schemes to falsify govt documents.......and whether illegal wire transfers were used to finance disallowed activities.

Crimes might include---govt fraud, collusion, conspiracies, falsifying official documents, ID theft, money laundering, illegal wire transfers, tax evasion, extorting taxpayers, theft of govt monies, misuse of public office, misuse of government positions.

9 posted on 03/10/2014 1:42:34 PM PDT by Liz
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To: Liz
maryland...an embarrassment to itself. maryland is THE Freak state.
10 posted on 03/10/2014 1:49:47 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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DID THIS HAPPEN IN MARYLAND? Oregon O/Care exchange "accidentally" enrolled 4000 illegals.Accident, my Aunt Tillie. This is a scam. Enrolling illegals was no accident. Obamacare web sites are also setup to accept voter registrations.

In Oregon vote-crazed Dems racked up 4000 votes (that we know of) to help them survive looming 2014 midterms).

BOOKMARK THIS Each state's Secretary of State is required to check into all cases of reported voter fraud. They should be notified about illegals registering via O/Care.....and fraudulently plugged into Democrat voter rolls.

CONTACT John P. McDonough, Maryland Secretary of State
Address: 16 Francis Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
~ 410-974-5521 or 888-874-0013 ~

Office of the Secretary 410-974-5549
mdsos@sos.state.md.us

Deputy Secretary of State 410-974-5521
Deputy Secretary@sos.state.md.us

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O/Care is teeming w/ endless vote fraud tricks. And that's why they enthusiastically voted for it w/ an historic straight party-liObama went on latino TV whining about "underdeserved" latinos and is conniving to get them enrolled.

INCONVENIENT FACTOID Latinos do not need to pay for O/Care---they can get free healthcare any frickin' time they want it. Obama's "latino enrollment" scam is a ruse to get votes by putting illegals into O/Care. NOTE WELL healthcare.gov is also a voter registration site. Tricky Democrats can easily plug in enrollees into their voter rolls.....and count them as votes on election day.

11 posted on 03/10/2014 1:52:46 PM PDT by Liz
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To: rightwingintelligentsia; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ..

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


12 posted on 03/10/2014 9:09:09 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The PASSING LANE is for PASSING, not DAWDLING)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hoping something comes of it, but I’m not holding my breath.


13 posted on 03/10/2014 10:43:12 PM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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