US EditionVance Announces New Fraud Czar
The new assistant attorney general role will coordinate a nationwide fraud crackdown after 98 defendants and 64 convictions in Minnesota's $9 billion fraud probe, Vance said.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is creating a new assistant attorney general position in the White House to coordinate fraud investigations nationwide, focusing initially on Minnesota and overseen by President Donald Trump and Vance.
- Allegations in Minnesota prompted the new post as prosecutors estimate losses could top $9 billion, though Governor Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, has disputed that total.
- Investigators say more than 90 people have faced federal charges since 2021 for schemes touching programs including housing for seniors, autism services, and the Federal Child Nutrition Program, Vance said, `This is the person who is going to make sure we stop defrauding the American people`.
- The administration says a nominee will be Senate-confirmed, with Vance stating the official will likely serve until the end of the Trump administration, and a likely announcement in the coming days.
- On Tuesday, the administration said it would halt more than $10 billion in federal social-services funding across Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado, while HHS has already frozen child care funding for Minnesota.
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Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday the creation of a new assistant attorney general position within the Department of Justice, specifically tasked with targeting large-scale fraud schemes — starting in Minnesota and expanding across the nation. The move follows mounting evidence of widespread abuse of taxpayer-funded programs, including fraud tied to fake daycare centers, stolen welfare funds, and misused COVID-era relief loans. The new …
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