US EditionVance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
The new White House-based role will coordinate fraud investigations nationwide, focusing initially on Minnesota where prosecutors estimate losses could exceed $9 billion, Vice President JD Vance said.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is creating a new assistant attorney general position in the White House to coordinate fraud investigations nationwide, focusing initially on Minnesota and overseen by President Donald Trump and Vance.
- Allegations in Minnesota prompted the new post as prosecutors estimate losses could top $9 billion, though Governor Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, has disputed that total.
- Investigators say more than 90 people have faced federal charges since 2021 for schemes touching programs including housing for seniors, autism services, and the Federal Child Nutrition Program, Vance said, `This is the person who is going to make sure we stop defrauding the American people`.
- The administration says a nominee will be Senate-confirmed, with Vance stating the official will likely serve until the end of the Trump administration, and a likely announcement in the coming days.
- On Tuesday, the administration said it would halt more than $10 billion in federal social-services funding across Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado, while HHS has already frozen child care funding for Minnesota.
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Vice President JD Vance hosting the Charlie Kirk Show on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 There’s soon going to be a new federal official. Just as soon as President Donald Trump selects a candidate and the Senate can hold a hearing, the United States will have a new assistant attorney general assigned specifically to crack down on welfare fraud. Like in Minnesota’s Somali immigrant community, where some schemes have been as simple as claiming to have set …
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