Conservative groups present DHHS 'sting' video (OKeefe, Maine & Fail) [View All]

http://www.pressherald.com/news/Conservative-groups-present-DHHS-sting-video.html

AUGUSTA - Two conservative groups, Americans For Prosperity of Maine and the Maine Heritage Policy Center, presented a video clip they allege exposes "vulnerabilities" in Maine's Department of Health and Human Services.

The video, sent to Carol Weston, state director of AFP, by James O'Keefe, shows an actor portraying a drug smuggler attempting to receive medicaid benefits. According to Weston, he eventually leaves the state office with an application form to fill out to receive MaineCare benefits. The video shows the DHHS worker, identified only as Diane, suggesting that because the applicant receives no paychecks to report he has no income - despite the fact that he tells her he runs a cash business.

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"It shows clearly what many of us have believed for some time - that Maine's welfare system is exceedingly vulnerable to fraud and that we have front line stewards of taxpayer funds who are not adequately equipped to perform their duties," he said.

Neither Weston nor Dutson knew who was providing funding to O'Keefe, they said.

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First of all, the terabagger got no money from MaineCare - only an application, that could be accepted or rejected.

and no one knows who funds O'Keefe

and more importantly (for Maine residents anyway), no one knows who funds the Maine Heritage Policy Center

they suck

yup