Fraud tends to rise following a big boost in federal funding like that coming from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Act.

Contractors, suppliers, subcontractors, and consultants will be entrusted to safeguard taxpayer dollars as funds are disbursed to rebuild our transportation infrastructure. Inevitably, fraudsters will siphon off billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse.

Massive government spending is expected to flow from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in November 2021. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill directs $110 billion to roads and bridges, $66 billion to railroads, and $39 billion to transit. Also, $25 billion will go towards airports, $17 billion to ports and waterways, $11 billion to safety measures, $7.5 billion to electric vehicle chargers, and $7.5 billion to electric buses.

Infrastructure Funding related fraud includes:

Bid rigging
Kickbacks
Disadvantaged Business fraud
Davis-Bacon (prevailing wage) violations
Conflicts of interest
Materials overcharging
Time overcharging
Product substitutions
Bribery
Other fraud schemes that result in losses to federal programs.