The Fraudian Slip Podcast: ITRC, BIC & FIDO Alliance Policy Forum – It’s Not Just About Benefits Fraud

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Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity compromise, crime and fraud that impact people and businesses. Listen on Apple, Google, Spotify, SoundCloud, Audible and Amazon now. Today, we look at benefits fraud. 

The massive fraud that has been documented in government benefit programs, much of it tied to compromised identity, has gotten material attention from both Democrats and Republicans. The previous Administration spent three years trying to craft an Executive Order focused on identity theft tied to government benefits, and the Trump Administration’s DOGE Commission has also started to highlight this issue.  

However, is identity fraud just a benefits issue? Can an effort focused just on reducing identity fraud in government benefits succeed if it doesn’t look more holistically at the root causes of identity theft and fraud in every sector?  

In this panel, Eva Velasquez of the ITRC, Kate Griffin of the Aspen Institute, Matthew Noyes of the U.S. Secret Service, Shoshana Weissman of R Street Institute and John W. Carlson of the American Bankers Association discuss these questions about benefits fraud and more with moderator Jeremy Grant of Venable LLP. To watch the full panel, click here. 

If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime, benefits fraud, or want to avoid becoming a victim, you can speak with an ITRC expert advisor toll-free on the phone or by text (888.400.5530), chat live on the web or send us an email during our normal business hours (6 a.m.-5 p.m. PT Monday-Friday). Just visit www.idtheftcenter.org to get started. 

Be sure to like this episode and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We will return next week with another episode of our sister podcast, the Weekly Breach Breakdown, and next month with another edition of the Fraudian Slip.