Vice President JD Vance Flags Billions in Fraud Probe

Vice President JD Vance’s task force has flagged almost $6.3 billion in government contracts that may have been awarded to possibly fraudulent businesses. Now the General Services Administration and Vance’s task force have given these questionable businesses 30 days to prove their legitimacy.

As reported by Fox News:

Fox News has learned Vice President JD Vance’s new anti-fraud task force has identified nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts that are going to potentially fraudulent businesses, marking a major milestone in the Trump administration’s mission to slash wasteful spending contributing to the national debt.

The task force and General Services Administration are beginning to send out letters to nearly 400 businesses with government contracts that they believe could be fraudulent, as first reported by the Daily Caller. The businesses will have 30 days to prove to the task force that they have a physical address and are legitimate.

A Vance spokesperson told Fox News the task force “will leave no stone unturned in the hunt for fraud.”

“If fraudsters are robbing hardworking Americans of their tax dollars and services, we will find them,” the spokesperson said.

The announcement comes less than a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the team, led by Vance as chairman.

The unit’s mission is to target what the administration described as widespread exploitation of the American safety net by “illegal aliens, criminals, foreign gangs, bureaucrats,” and non-governmental organizations.

Remember the State of the Union in which President Trump tasked VP Vance to head up a new fraud task force? Well, they’ve now gotten to work, digging for fraud, and it appears they’re finding it. So clearly the fraud task force is up and running, and now they’re taking direct action against the alleged fraudsters.

It’s impressive that we’re not that far away from the creation of this task force, and they’ve already uncovered some 400 businesses and nearly 6.3 billion in fraud.

It’s also being reported that over $180 billion was lost in California due to some programs that were probably created with sincere intentions of being helpful by providing financial assistance to those caring for loved ones in need of assistance. The big problem is the programs were self-regulated, which sadly left the door open for bad actors to abuse the system – to the tune of potentially $200 billion in tax dollars.

It’s similar to what happened in Minnesota, where programs were created to help fund childcare services – but were tainted by the lack of oversight and resulted in rampant abuse.

This report claims that the abuse in California has resulted in a loss equal to the GDP of New Zealand. The GDP of a small country lost to fraudsters. Regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on, you have the right to be upset. When you’re talking about medical fraud, it’s not just Californians unknowingly footing the bill. It’s every American who is paying taxes to the federal government. The most frustrating thing is that with California’s seemingly laissez-faire attitude about the programs, it may be difficult, if not impossible, to hold individuals accountable.

But it’s also important to remember that the legal system seldom moves as quickly as the Vice President’s task force. The government can cancel a contract fairly quickly if it’s a fraudulent business, but then it will take time for the Department of Justice to build a case, charge those accused, and finally bring them to justice. But the progress that we’re seeing here is certainly encouraging.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more analysis of this latest report of government fraud. We were joined by Special Presidential Envoy – and California resident – Ric Grenell, who offered his reaction and what it will take to see any real accountability for this fraud. We were also joined by ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo.

Watch the full broadcast below: