Trump Signs EO Creating Vance-Led Task Force to Eliminate Fraud
EO forms a federal Task Force to Eliminate Fraud led by Vice President JD Vance to combat benefit-program scams tied to a Minnesota scandal.
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Overview
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 16 creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and naming Vice President JD Vance its chair, officials said.
The task force responds to a Minnesota benefits scandal linked to phony autism care, with estimates ranging roughly $9 billion to $19 billion and roughly 50 convictions, according to reports.
Federal officials named Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson as vice chair and White House adviser Stephen Miller as senior adviser to the task force, officials said.
The order directs the task force to develop a national anti-fraud strategy covering programs administered with state and local governments and cites vulnerabilities in California, Illinois, New York, Maine and Colorado, a document said.
Vance previously announced that $259.5 million in Minnesota Medicaid reimbursements would be withheld and that Gov. Tim Walz had 60 days to submit a corrective action plan, officials said.
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President Trump signed an executive order on March 16 creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, led by Vice President JD Vance, to combat benefit-program scams, particularly in response to a Minnesota scandal involving phony autism care.
Vice President JD Vance is the chair, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson is the vice chair, and White House adviser Stephen Miller is the senior adviser.
The scandal involves phony autism care leading to benefit-program scams, with estimated losses ranging from $9 billion to $19 billion and roughly 50 convictions.
Vance announced that $259.5 million in Minnesota Medicaid reimbursements would be withheld, giving Gov. Tim Walz 60 days to submit a corrective action plan.
The task force will develop a national anti-fraud strategy covering programs administered with state and local governments, citing vulnerabilities in California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado.
