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Trump Officials Bessent, Patel to Make Announcement on Fraud in Minnesota Today
The closed 1 p.m. event follows raids at multiple Minnesota sites and will feature Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel.
- On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel arrived in St. Cloud, Minnesota, for a 1 p.m. announcement on the Trump administration's "War on Fraud."
- President Donald Trump established the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in March, citing significant misuse of government social service programs in Minnesota as justification.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson join Bessent and Patel at the closed-press news conference.
- Federal agents and local law enforcement raided multiple Minnesota sites yesterday, part of an ongoing crackdown that has charged more than 100 people with defrauding social service programs since 2022.
- Vice President JD Vance canceled his scheduled St. Cloud appearance late Thursday, though political activity continues as Republicans and Democrats make a final push before midterm elections.
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Trump officials Bessent, Patel to make announcement on fraud in Minnesota today
News conference closed to the public will take place at 1 p.m., according to the U.S. Attorney's Office of Minnesota.
·Cherokee County, United States
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Treasury Secretary Bessent to make "War on Fraud" announcement in St. Cloud after VP Vance cancels
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, along with other federal officials, will be making an announcement on the Trump administration's "War on Fraud" in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Friday afternoon.
·New York, United States
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Trump administration officials hold fraud news conference in St. Cloud
Trump administration officials on the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud will travel to St. Cloud Friday. President Donald Trump formed the task force in March, citing fraud in Minnesota’s social service programs.
·Saint Paul, United States
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