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$75 Million

The amount of money Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare saved taxpayers in the 2009-10 fiscal year with sophisticated anti-fraud and abuse-detection software, aimed at catching welfare cheats.

The amount of money Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare saved taxpayers in the 2009-10 fiscal year with sophisticated anti-fraud and abuse-detection software, aimed at catching welfare cheats.

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer.