”The programs that this defendant stole from – for decades – provide benefits to America’s most needy. ...”
The problem is the people running the system have subverted the system and made fraud easy for illegal aliens, foreign nationals and other unscrupulous individuals who to take full advantage. There are not enough checks and balances at the street level in that world. Compound this by these leftist politicians who, if given a chance, will authorize all benefits be given to illegals and foreign nationals as soon as they enter. There are people wanting to propose legislation where if an illegal alien says they've been here 5 years, the state will owe them 5 years of benefits. Look at CA. This is what is choking off the system. Reduce the numbers of illegal aliens and reform this endless chain immigration and a significant amount of fraud will be eliminated.