Vance Highlights Fraud in Federal Programs

Vice President J.D. Vance has brought to light the staggering amount of taxpayer money lost to fraud across the country, and it may be more than many realize.

“We’ve returned over $22 billion in fraudulent small business loans to the Treasury for recovery. Additionally, we’ve held back more than $1.3 billion in fraudulent Medicaid reimbursements from various states, especially California,” Vance stated.

Furthermore, during the Trump administration, there was a “six-month hold on new hospice and home health provider registrations” due to widespread fraud seen at hospices nationwide.

“After the floodgates opened in the wake of COVID-19, we recovered $135 billion in stolen taxpayer funds. We found $6.3 billion in dubious government contracts, primarily from the last administration, and that has halted,” Vance added.

“Moreover, we thwarted a $60 million student aid scam that was supposed to benefit young people seeking education but was instead lining the pockets of fraudsters,” he noted.

Pat Gray from Blaze TV commented, “J.D. Vance is making substantial efforts to tackle fraud in America. We’ve seen scams in various places—Californian scams, even those from far away, like Somalia. It seems every state has its own set of scams, though some are more prominent than others.”

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also weighed in, highlighting the issue of fraud. He stated that the U.S. system relies heavily on an “honor system,” where it’s assumed that people will follow the rules out of their own moral compass.

“These systems are supposed to work on trust,” he said, before praising Vance’s work against fraud. “Thanks to the Vice President’s leadership, we’re witnessing some of the most vigorous actions against criminal fraud in this country’s history, perhaps even in any developed nation,” he stated.

“Thank you,” remarked Gray in response.