No Polygraph, No Funding: Ending Government Grant Fraud

Inside The Polygraph with David Goldberg · Jan 13, 2026 · 11m

In this episode of Inside the Polygraph, David Goldberg tackles the growing problem of government grant fraud and asks a hard but necessary question: Why are individuals and organizations trusted with millions in taxpayer dollars without meaningful verification?

Using recent events in Minnesota as a starting point, David breaks down how easily fraudulent entities can be created, how government funding is often rubber-stamped with little oversight, and why traditional background checks fail to detect corruption before it happens. He explains how loopholes in the grant process allow bad actors…