Fraudulent spending nearly doubled across state agencies in the final quarter of last fiscal year, with MassHealth carrying the majority of the waste, according to Auditor Diana DiZoglio.

The auditor’s Bureau of Special Investigations tracked down 1,153 cases of fraud between April 1 and June 30, totaling $4,814,380 in waste, up from $2,465,430 in the third quarter.

MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid system, accounted for 79.2% of the fraudulent spending, jumping from $885,298 in Quarter 3 to over $3.8 million in Quarter 4, according to figures from the auditor’s office.

DiZoglio released the findings on Friday as she remains in a stalemate with Attorney General Andrea Campbell and top state lawmakers on going forward with the voter-approved audit of the Legislature.

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