16-16 Unmasking the Insiders: Fraud and the Accountability Crisis
Unmasking the Insiders: Fraud and the Accountability Crisis
Release Date: April 18, 2026
Duration: 47:55
Host: Mark Anderson
Guests: Attorney Peter Ticktin, lifelong friend of Donald Trump, and Jeff Eager, founder of Oregon Roundup
About This Episode
Show Notes
- 02:21 – Peter Ticktin, friends with President Trump for some 60-plus years since they were both students at the New York Military Academy, throws his hat in the ring to be appointed to U.S. Attorney General to replace Pam Bondi. What kind of AG does Trump need right now?
- 10:29 – What’s happening now in Department of Justice and the problem with (and misuse of) manpower now. The weaponization of government and stopping it.
- 17:36 – The media’s twisting reality to accuse Trump. Precisely why fixing the DOJ and deescalating the weaponization of government needs to stop. And why Democrats should help.
- 24:22 – Jeff Eager, citizen journalist from Oregon Roundup, exposed millions of dollars of Medicaid fraud in Oregon. Simply by looking.
- 31:50 – How easy is it to commit fraud in Oregon? Eager’s Uplifting Journey investigation and things he did not expect to find. And why Oregon’s bureaucracy is practically designed not to find fraud.
- 28:00 – No accountability – the natural result of 40 years of Democrat rule in Oregon. Why would they improve if they never lose elections? Our old friend CCOs — Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations. The system designed to hide money trails. The perfect means to commit fraud.
Transcript
(Opener)
We talk a lot about fraud on this show. There is the fraud of global warming that has stolen hundreds of billions of dollars from taxpayers. A few trillion, actually, depending on when you start counting. And all of that fraud went to prop up Democrats.
We talk about voter fraud and election integrity. And of course there’s what most people think when they hear the word fraud. Financial fraud. And lately it’s been defrauding the government — Money stolen from taxpayers, from programs. And what that really means is it’s been stolen not just from the people who paid it but stolen from the people it was intended for it the people who deserve it.
Estimates are there is at least $600 billion of fraud committed against the federal government every year. 600 billion is enough to pay for the entire Department of Defense — the total compensation for the entire military — salaries, benefits, retirement and pensions, and even all the veterans programs. Exactly 600 billion in the president’s 2025 budget request]
But there’s a worse kind of fraud. Fraud in the justice system itself. It is so bad the very word “justice” feels fraudulent.
When people whose job it is to enforce the law but instead use government and its unlimited checkbook as a weapon to target a duly elected president, target his supporters, create false charges, try to jail people they KNOW are innocent, lie under oath. And use the “justice system” against anyone who gets in their way — from the president all the way down to everyday voters, who were trying to stand up for rights and to defend America. When that happens, there is fraud of the highest order.
Today’s show is about both kinds. The first half of the show we will be talking about fraud in the Dept of Justice and we’ll do that with Peter Ticktin. Then Jeff Eager to discuss fraud of the financial — stolen from taxpayers right here in Oregon — and what happened when he asked the state about it. Same disease, two different symptoms: no accountability.
More Details About Show 16-16 Fraud in the Justice System and Fraud in Oregon
his week, we are peeling back the layers on government corruption and the high-stakes battle for accountability in America.
First, we’re joined by Peter Ticktin, attorney and long-time friend of President Trump, who recently announced his bid for U.S. Attorney General. Ticktin argues that the DOJ isn’t just poorly-run—it is in a state of war. He’ll break down the “total-overhaul” required to fix a Department of Justice he claims has been used as a weapon by insiders. From the fallout of the Russia-Hoax to the urgent need for a leader who understands Trump’s legal hurdles, Ticktin discusses how to make the DOJ work again. Can there be real-world consequences for those who used fake reports to attack a presidency? Ticktin shares his bold-vision for justice.
Next, we dive into the world of citizen-journalism with attorney Jeff Eager. Eager’s investigation into Oregon Medicaid-fraud has caught the attention of Congress. He’ll walk us through his discovery of Uplifting Journey LLC—a company claiming to provide drug-treatment that reportedly housed Tren de Aragua gang-members. When fraud intersects with taxpayer-funded programs, why is the government staying silent? As a former-official and lawyer, Eager explores the mechanisms of institutional-failure. And don’t miss Eager’s take on exactly where he feels a lot of Oregon’s Medicaid-fraud is actually coming from.
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Additional Show Notes
Peter Ticktin Segments (1–3)
Peter Ticktin For US Attorney General! (American Thinker, Apr 15, 2026)
EXCLUSIVE: Esteemed Attorney Peter Ticktin Throws His Hat in the Ring to Become the NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL of the United States — Read His SOLID Agenda Below (Gateway Pundit, Apr 7, 2026)
DNI Tulsi Gabbard Exposes Conspiracy Used By Congress To Impeach President Trump (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Press Release, Apr 13, 2026)
Impeachment Bombshell: Secret memos expose Ukraine accuser’s bias, hearsay, and false claim (Just the News, April 12, 2026)
Chairman Crawford Releases Transcripts from 2019 Hearings with Former ICIG Michael Atkinson (House Intelligence Committee, Apr 12, 2026)
Jeff Eager Segments (4–6)
Jeff Eager is the founder and lead investigator at Oregon Roundup. Check out their great work over on Substack.
The Uplifting Journey investigation. “Oregon Medicaid Fraud? What we know” (Oregon Roundup, Dec 30, 2025)
EXCLUSIVE: Medicaid “loophole” crosses state lines (Oregon Roundup, April 6, 2026)
The Tren de Aragua trail of terror (Oregon Roundup, Jan 4, 2026)
