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As fraud concerns ramp up across the country, particularly involving Medicaid, North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek told Fox News Digital the problem is very real in his state, especially when it comes to autism therapy, an area that has been highly scrutinized in Minnesota. Boliek is sounding the alarm on potential waste, fraud and abuse within the state’s Medicaid program, specifically noting in an interview with Fox News Digital a 47,000% explosion in autism therapy billings he has flagged since taking office last year. "Those are vital services to folks and individuals that need that therapy," Boliek said. "But...

Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine is accused of violating his son’s constitutional rights when his son, Joey, was arrested on a drunken driving charge last year. The violation is so severe that a judge should dismiss the case, Joey Bergamine’s lawyer Dave Boliek said in court papers filed Wednesday. Boliek thinks he has a persuasive argument that when Joey Bergamine was arrested in July 2007, Chief Bergamine couldn’t separate his role as Joey’s father from his role as a police officer and supervisor of the two officers who were investigating the case. Joey Bergamine, then age 18, was arrested in...