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Ron Wyden: “I think the IG is not just there to look at fraud after the fact and find it once it has already happened.”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2018
I think the IG is not just there to look at fraud after the fact and find it once it has already happened.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden emphasizes the proactive role of the Inspector General in preventing fraud.

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