Welfare Fraud Case Summary

Words: 2089
Pages: 9

Welfare fraud has become a major concern as well as issue for modern day society. Individuals are defrauding the system on a daily bases. Therefore, in this paper I will analysis welfare fraud and how it impact society. In addition, I will discuss the case that brought the welfare fraud to light Goldberg v Kelly. In this case scenario individual felt that they were terminated off of public assistant without any type of public notice.

The case of Goldberg v. Kelly was a case that took place in New York City. The case was later presented to the United Supreme Court that was ruled that the “Due Process Clause of the fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires an evidentiary hearing before a recipient of certain government benefits (welfare) can be deprived of such benefits (Goldberg v. Kelly, 2014).” Therefore, individuals who are denied benefits have no jurisdiction to file suit. However, they are granted an oral hearing before the proper impartial decision- maker. The individual does have the right to cross- examine all said, witness, and they also have the legal right to provide a
…show more content…
The cases that was brought up on welfare fraud was conducted through investigation. However, during the investigation process is when all the finding is either known, or actions is taken at that time. Therefore, the relationships and the variables are all conducted during the interview process of the investigation. The individuals whom received welfare benefits did however, have a huge impact on the manner in which the laws and rules for the welfare programs was to be run. The states was given the tool and order to do with it as they saw fit. The benefits in the pass was being mishandle and misused by those who was receiving them. Therefore ethical issues was the way in which individual defraud the program, and was not in dying need for the