{"podcast":{"title":"The Banker Next Door","slug":"the-banker-next-door-6597036","podcast_index_feed_id":6597036,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/joeberq/feed.xml","website_url":"https://joeberq.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/14138475/LOGO-2C-Vertical-1800x1800_4cmi58.jpg","author":"Dr. Joseph Bergquist","episode_count":400,"summary":"BND is focused on the U.S. Banking industry and how the industry intersects with finance, technology, and economics. Topics discussed can include all types of banking products and lines of business along with strategy, marketing, management, and leadership.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T06:17:38.092525+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036"},"episode":{"title":"GAO finds massive amount of Government fraud!","slug":"gao-finds-massive-amount-of-government-fraud","published_at":"2026-04-22T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036/gao-finds-massive-amount-of-government-fraud","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036","url":"https://joeberq.podbean.com/e/gao-finds-massive-amount-of-government-fraud/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7tp9kkdtd7e3umc7/GAO_finds_massive_amount_of_Government_fraud_6t0rr.mp3","summary":"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a bomb shell report on April 15, 2026 disclosing a massive amount of fraud in the U.S. government. After analyzing data from fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the GAO estimates that the federal government lost between $233 billion and $521 billion ANNUALLY to fraud! The fraud was perpetrated in three main ways. 1) Misuse of Pandemic Relief funds, 2) Stolen Benefits, and 3) Improper Payments. The U.S. government has a massive fraud problem that needs to be addressed immediately! This episode reviewed an article from The Epoch Times (subscription required) titled “521 Billion Fraud Landscape: What to Know” and the report from GAO. The GAO report is titled “Combating Fraud: Challenges in managing fraud risks in federally funded, state-administered programs.” A link to the GAO report is included below. Link: GAO-26-109093, COMBATING FRAUD: Challenges in Managing Fraud Risks in Federally Funded, State Administered Programs","meta_description":"The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a bomb shell report on April 15, 2026 disclosing a massive amount of fraud in the U.S. government. Aft…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-banker-next-door-6597036/episodes/gao-finds-massive-amount-of-government-fraud/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-banker-next-door-6597036/gao-finds-massive-amount-of-government-fraud.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}