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Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs

Task force led by Vice President JD Vance aims to recover billions lost to fraud in federal benefit programs and prosecute fraudsters nationwide, focusing initially on Minnesota.

  • On Friday, Vice President JD Vance convened the inaugural meeting of the White House anti-fraud task force in the Indian Treaty Room, aiming to "turn back on" protections the administration claims were removed under the Biden administration.
  • President Donald Trump formalized the task force via executive order on March 16 after Vice President Vance claimed fraud became a "massive, massive problem" under the previous administration, implementing a whole-of-government recovery approach.
  • Federal agencies recently suspended 70 hospice and home-health providers in Los Angeles while pausing more than $250 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota, illustrating the task force's strategy of halting payments before investigations conclude.
  • Minnesota Governor Tim Walz labeled the task force's actions a "campaign of retribution," claiming the administration is "weaponizing the entirety of the federal government" to punish blue states rather than address genuine fraud.
  • The task force plans to develop a national strategy targeting high-spend, low-verification programs like Medicare and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , prioritizing criminal prosecutions and systemic oversight to restore public trust.
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