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In the two years since President Obama took office, data released by the Justice Department show the number of criminal prosecutions for defrauding those programs has dropped by about 20% to its lowest point in a decade. Figures from the department's annual reports and from TRAC, a research organization at Syracuse University, also show a declining number of prosecutions.
Last year, records show, the Justice Department brought 678 such cases.
During the past two years, the agencies responsible for investigating fraud have referred about 8% fewer cases to federal prosecutors, Justice Department records show. At the same time, records compiled by TRAC show that prosecutors have been turning down a higher percentage of the referrals they received.
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