Fraud

Vice President JD Vance, who tapped by President Donald Trump to combat fraud nationwide, on Wednesday said that the country’s social safety net would disappear unless we take combatting fraud more seriously.

President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address on February 24, 2026, to formally launch what he called a war on fraud, placing Vice President JD Vance in charge of the effort.

A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Air Force pharmacist and his spouse of allegedly stealing $3 million from the Department of War to fund a luxurious lifestyle.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday proposed reforms to the agency’s program that helps low-income Americans afford phone and internet services amidst reports of abuse of the program, especially in states such as California.

An official government watchdog has located nearly $1 billion in COVID-era unemployment benefits that are in danger of falling into the hands of fraudsters.

Josh Hawley is calling for the indictment of Keith Ellison over accusations that he accepted campaign contributions from Somali fraudsters.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing on child care program fraud on Thursday, February 12.

The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday issued subpoenas to the chief executives of eight major health insurance companies over rampant fraud that pervades the enhanced Obamacare tax credit.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has suspended more than 111,000 California borrowers and will seek to recoup $8.6 billion in suspected fraudulent aid linked to the Covid pandemic.

During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) said that one crucial way to help combat illegal immigrants having commercial driver’s licenses is to cross-reference Social Security numbers. She also stated that

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights holds a hearing on rampant fraud among the Somali community in Minnesota on Wednesday, February 4.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would set a 25-year moratorium on immigration from Somalia, citing a failure to assimilate in the United States as well as the rampant abuse of federal benefits programs and fraud.

An elderly victim of cyber crime no longer has to worry how she will pay the bills thanks to investigators who turned her life around.

A Pakistani man who became a fugitive after being indicted for defrauding the U.S. government of $290 million has been arrested in Serbia.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds a hearing investigating Medicare and Medicaid fraud on Tuesday, February 3.

A Georgia Democrat Representative was charged with allegedly lying in order to obtain unemployment assistance during the Coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.

President Donald Trump had a fiery message for Minnesota’s Democrat leaders on Saturday, saying the fraud in Minnesota is bigger than initially projected. 

A leader in an agency linked to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will plead guilty to accepting bribes.

State financial officers hailed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Colin McDonald to serve as the first-ever assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement.

Chinese state media reported on Tuesday that the Wenzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang executed 11 people convicted of running telecom scam centers in Myanmar.

Federal investigators have descended on Lewiston, Maine, in pursuit of more cases of Somali financial fraud and even allegations of gun theft.

Officials with the House Ethics Committee said Thursday they have uncovered evidence in the fraud investigation linked to a Florida Democrat. 

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agency will vote on proposals to remove fraud from the Lifeline program, which provided taxpayer dollars to pay for phone and internet service for more than 116,000 dead people.

“Accountability is coming” to Minnesota, Attorney General Pam Bondi declared as Democrats try to shift public attention away from large-scale government fraud and towards the chaos they have created in Minneapolis.

President Donald J. Trump delivered a forceful rebuke Saturday to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, accusing both leaders of “inciting insurrection” through their handling of the Border Patrol agent‑involved shooting and the violent unrest that followed. In a sharply worded statement, Trump said state and local officials abandoned law enforcement, misled the public about the circumstances of the shooting, and are now attempting to shift blame onto federal agents as chaos engulfs the city.

Vice President JD Vance revealed this week that about $7 billion worth of Small Business Administration fraud has been discovered in California, an indicator the theft of federal funds across all departments could well exceed any other state’s.

A Virginia state Democrat introduced a bill that would bar the state from verifying eligibility to receive federal taxpayer benefits.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom during a speech at the World Economic Forum this week, focusing on Newsom’s economic record, his presence in Davos alongside Alex Soros, and his handling of issues such as homelessness, budget deficits, and pandemic-era policies.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance holds a hearing on entitlement fraud, particularly in Minnesota, on Wednesday, January 21.

President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should be behind bars or sent back to her native Somalia as the fraud scandal in Minnesota deepens. 

Legally, morally, and politically, backing down in Minnesota is not an option for Trump. In fact, it’s a trap.

Two citizen journalists said they were attacked and nearly killed in Democrat-run Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sunday amid anti-ICE protests and the alleged Somali-linked fraud scandal.

Rep. Ilhan Omar is under the microscope due to her family’s growing wealth as her state faces heavy criticism over fraud scandals connected to its Somali community.

Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate alleged fraud by a Somali-owned rehab center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as alleged fraud schemes among Somali-owned nonprofits, daycare centers, and medical transportation companies have been referred to federal investigators.