Komatireddy Targets Medicaid Fraud

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 28, 2026 · 2m

Saritha Komatireddy is launching a blistering attack on New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of failing to aggressively prosecute Medicaid fraud — a move that’s drawing national attention and positioning Komatireddy as a tough-on-crime Republican alternative. She cites a dramatic drop in recoveries — from $168 million in 2019 to just $31 million in 2024 — and a steep decline in criminal convictions, down to as few as eight in a single year. Komatireddy contrasts James’s record with past Democratic AGs like Spitzer and Cuomo, who reportedly recovered hundreds of millions…