In the month of June, Vice President JD Vance’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud racked up several wins for American taxpayers.
“No matter what, the Task Force on Fraud will not let up,” a Vance spokesperson told the Daily Signal. “Fighting fraud remains a priority for Vice President Vance and the entire Trump administration, and the Task Force continues to work day and night to ensure that American tax dollars are used for Americans, not for fraudsters.”
In March, President Donald Trump tapped Vance to lead the task force, with Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson serving as vice chair.
1. Trump Admin Cuts Off Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Unit
On June 4, the Trump administration cut off $3 million in federal funding for Hawaii’s Medicaid fraud control program because it had failed to bring a single indictment or conviction in the last four years.
The Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General Thomas March Bell sent a letter to Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez informing her that the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit will no longer have federal certification, and HHS will no longer provide funding.
Despite receiving $12 million in federal funds from 2022 to 2025, the unit obtained zero indictments or convictions for Medicaid fraud.
2. Vance Refers Tim Walz and Minnesota AG to the DOJ
On June 8, Vance referred new fraud allegations against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation.
A June 8 report from the House Oversight Committee alleged Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison were “aware of widespread taxpayer fraud in federally funded social programs for years” but did not attempt to stop it.
“Minnesota state officials are not above the law, and if they facilitated fraud, lied under oath about what they knew, or harassed and intimidated whistleblowers, they must face justice,” Vance said Monday on X.
Vance, who heads the White House’s anti-fraud task force, wrote a letter to Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, who leads the agency’s fraud enforcement division, asking him to respond to the report with “all appropriate urgency.”
3. FBI Announces ‘Most Wanted Fraudsters’ List
Throughout the month of June, the FBI released the names of fraudsters and announced their arrests.
The first person to be arrested on the list of “Most Wanted Fraudsters” was Said Abdullahi Ereg, indicted on June 24, 2024, for his role in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme. He was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.
On June 20, Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines. He was accused of running a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud conspiracy
On June 24, the FBI announced it added two fugitives to its “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.
Khalid Ahmed Satary and Emylee Thai were added to the list for health care fraud.
4. Vance Announces DOJ Lawsuit Against New York
The Justice Department announced on June 17 it is suing the New York State Department of Health, the state’s Medicaid director, and a company operating a $10 billion home health program in the state.
The department accused Public Partnerships, LLC of making false or misleading statements about its ability to take over and run the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, which provides home care through nonprofessional caregivers.
“You do not want your government facilitating fraud; you want your government fighting against fraud,” Vance said at a press conference in New York. “You know what these fraudsters are doing? They’re taking advantage of American generosity to enrich themselves.”
5. DOJ Charges 460 Fraudsters for $6.5B
On June 23, Vance announced that the DOJ’s “National Health Care Fraud Takedown” resulted in 460 criminal charges and $127 million in seized assets.
The alleged health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims and significant patient harm, including death, according to the DOJ.
Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House correspondent for the Daily Signal.
Reprinted with Permission from The Daily Signal – By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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These fraudsters, including elected officials who knew but did nothing, need to lose all their holdings, and the officials need to lose all electorate power, their pensions and the holdings accrued during the period the looked over this fraud. I submit that jail time at our expense, is too good for them, while their families enjoy the pensions and monies that were obtained.
Just a thought, and it will put a screeching halt to all who would attempt to fraud we the people, ever.
It would help U.S. citizens report fraud if we knew exactly where government money is going. If XYZ Company, for example, received $10 million to fund a food bank in Illinois or an urgent care center in Los Angeles, we could check with a government database to verify that that company actually exists at the address posted and is honestly providing those benefits. Like Nick Shirley showing no children at all those child care centers receiving federal tax dollars, seeing is believing.
Knowing where the hundreds of billions of dollars are going and with the monetary incentive to report fraud, there would be many more eyes on the problem if the government made it easier for us to locate these fraudsters.
Thank you President Trump, Vice President Vance and Elon Musk for beginning and keeping up the fight against fraudulence in our country. Our duty now is to make sure we elect Conservative Republicans who are interested in carrying this work into the future. If we fall to the Communists, it will come to a screeching halt and we will become another hell-hole third world country living in Communist-induced fear. Conservatives who love this country and want to preserve it must ALL get out there and vote!!!
Just glad to see a Vice President doing his job for the country instead of going on vacation around the world at taxpayers’ expense.
ALL these theives, gfifters , cheaters and scammers need to have ALL their assets siezed amd given serious jail sentenses. ANY elected official who aided, abetted, encouraged or ignored them needs to suffer the same fate. Fleecing hard working American Taxpayers needs to be severely punished! This travesty flourished under “Mr. Potato Head” Biden and needs to be stopped cold!
This is the news we need to hear
I am so glad that I voted for DJT etal. He promised to drain the SWAMP!! So far he is doing a great job. All the people around him are exemplary. I am so glad that New York is under the microscope. Tish James thinks that she can keep hiding her sin and graft. She tried to take down our President. She didn’t!!!!! But DJT ais like a dog with a bone……… As far as the fraud unit goes keep digging. I believe there is massive graft in all FIFTY STATES!!!!! Next up should be IIIinois. GOV.FRED FLINTSTONE IS AS SEEDY AS THEY COME!!! HE THINKS HE CAN BE PRESIDENT! HAHA HAHAHA MAGA MAGA MAGA
All good actions. A real win for taxpayers would be the elimination of the income tax and its replacement with the Fair Tax, a sales tax. Then taxpayers could decide how much in taxes they will pay, based on how much they spend. If a taxpayer’s budget is getting tight, he could purchase less and thereby reduce his federal taxes, along with the cost of his purchases. If one decides that a purchase isn’t worth its cost, he would also save the tax. Imagine also everyone paying his fair share–no tax shelters for the rich. Imagine also not having to ever again file an income tax return every year.
Talk about Welfare Fraud , our own Federal Government Print”s 2.5 Trillion in Funny Money every year to support the 11 Democratically Controlled Death Spiral States in the Union to keep them from going under .
Hawaii is Food Stamp City , the average Welfare Payout in Hawaii 49 Thousand per Person .
has anyone noticed how many of the fraudsters are muslims or associated with muslims?
Now we need 450 convictions and jail times. Good job VP J.D.Vance. Hope the fraudsters are fully stopped.
American tax payers should be excused from paying taxes for the next 2 years at least. We need to get compensation for all of the money that was stolen from us. Vote republican or all of this fraud work will be for nothing and all investigations will stop.
Thank you VP Vance and team. Thank you President trump. Sincerely. I believe, as you continue your search, that we have only begun to see the tip of the iceberg.
To those writing articles that identify these pilfering rascals and the large amounts of money they have stolen – add a small note about what will be done with these millions and billions of $.
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