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Letitia James hammered after NY Medicaid fraud unit funding frozen over ineffective enforcement

New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing renewed criticism from Republicans after the Trump administration suspended federal funding for the state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), citing years of poor criminal enforcement performance and leadership decisions that federal officials say left fraud investigations lagging.The federal action gives Republicans a new line of attack against James as she campaigns for reelection. Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy has made the state's struggling Medicaid Fraud Control Unit a key issue in the race, arguing James failed to aggressive...