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President Donald Trump signs an executive order establishing an anti-fraud task force to be led by Vice President JD Vance on Monday, March 16.

A Palestinian migrant with 2 wives has been sentenced in Chicago to 10 years in prison for a $14 million fraudulent PPP loan scheme.

Three brothers from India have been convicted for massive malpractice, racketeering, and Medicaid fraud, as well as immigration fraud.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CBS Evening News,” CBS National Correspondent Adam Yamaguchi reported on hospice fraud and said there is “an industry ripe for fraud, especially in California” that is “costing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.” He also stated

The FBI and state police agencies are cracking down on gangs of Indian nationals who sell fake gold bars to trusting American seniors.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of claims of widespread fraud in the state’s federally funded welfare programs for years but acted only to retaliate against whistleblowers instead of addressing the problem.

The Department of Justice has charged two Venezuelan nationals in the U.S. illegally over an ATM “jackpotting” theft scheme resulting in millions in losses.

An effort to root out corruption, waste, fraud, and abuse in Democrat-led California’s government has reportedly uncovered that almost $1 billion was taken from a solar panel program and given to Democrat causes.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) said Thursday that congressional Republicans should build on President Donald Trump’s newly announced campaign against government fraud by advancing additional reforms in an upcoming budget reconciliation package, citing federal estimates that hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars are lost each year to fraud and improper payments.

Cuban migrants are ripping off American taxpayers via Medicare fraud and then fleeing back to Cuba with the cash, a top administration official told Fox News.

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 slammed the alleged fraud linked to the Somali community in Minnesota during his State of the Union address on Tuesday, garnering loud pushback from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

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.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito discussed COVID-era unemployment fraud and stated that when “when you take down guardrails and when you have no accountability and when you don’t allow

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.

Deepfake fraud has evolved into an industrial-scale operation, with AI tools now making it possible for virtually anyone to create sophisticated scams targeting individuals and organizations worldwide, according to a new analysis from AI experts.

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.