FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
05/26/26
Trump Administration's Full-Scale War on Fraud------------------------------------------------------------
President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are unleashing an unrelenting, full-scale assault on the fraudsters, scammers, and corrupt operators who have looted billions from American taxpayers. The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is moving at unprecedented speed and ferocity to root out the waste, abuse, and criminal exploitation of government programs that have drained billions from hardworking taxpayers.
This is a direct offensive against every fraudulent scheme preying on hardworking Americans -- and the results are already staggering.
Here are some of the Task Force's key actions and victories to date:
February 25, 2026: The Trump Administration halted nearly $260 million in Medicaid payments to Minnesota over rampant fraud allegations, demanding full cooperation with federal investigators.
March 19, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged 11 individuals in a major real estate and loan fraud ring preying on elderly Americans in California.
March 25, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended dozens of high-risk hospice and home health providers in the Los Angeles area.
March 30, 2026: The Trump Administration launched a new national fraud whistleblower program to empower Americans to expose waste and abuse.
April 2, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended hundreds additional high-risk hospice and home health providers across California.
April 3, 2026: Federal prosecutors charged more than a dozen individuals in a $50 million hospice fraud scheme.
April 7, 2026: The Department of Justice secured a guilty plea from a California fraudster accused of submitting $270 million in false reimbursement claims.
April 8, 2026: The Department of Justice confirmed it has 8,000 active, ongoing fraud cases.
April 8, 2026: The Task Force uncovered $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent government contracts and immediately launched a sweeping investigation.
April 15, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in Los Angeles, with estimated fraud exceeding $600 million.
April 16, 2026: The Trump Administration served criminal warrants and administrative charges on 20 Minnesota businesses suspected of SNAP fraud.
April 17, 2026: The Department of Justice announced its newly established National Fraud Enforcement Division took enforcement action in schemes totaling over $340 million in its first week alone.
April 24, 2026: The Small Business Administration referred 562,000 fraudulent or delinquent pandemic-era loans -- totaling $22 billion -- for aggressive collection.
April 28, 2026: The Department of Justice conducted targeted enforcement operations at nearly two dozen Minnesota childcare centers suspected of systemic fraud.
April 30, 2026: The Department of Justice launched a West Coast Strike Force team targeting healthcare fraud across Arizona, Nevada, and northern California.
April 30, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funds from non-cooperating Minnesota.
May 12, 2026: The Trump Administration identified over 10,000 suspected fraud cases in immigration student work programs.
May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration suspended $1.4 billion in home health and hospice funding nationwide.
May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration deferred $1.3 billion in federal Medicaid reimbursements for California.
May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration halted all new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers nationwide until the fraud crisis is brought under control.
May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration launched audits of Medicaid Fraud Control Units in all 50 states.
May 13, 2026: The Trump Administration blocked $60 million in fraudulent student loan applications in just the first month since deploying enhanced screening.
May 20, 2026: The Department of Justice charged a Minneapolis daycare owner featured in Nick Shirley's viral video.
May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice expanded its Health Care Fraud Strike Force program, adding additional prosecutors to combat Medicaid fraud nationwide.
May 21, 2026: The Department of Justice charged 15 individuals in a wide-ranging Minnesota healthcare fraud scheme -- including the highest loss amount ever charged in a Medicaid case in the state and the largest autism fraud scheme ever prosecuted.
This is only the beginning. The Trump Administration will continue this relentless effort until every scheme is exposed, every dollar possible is recovered, and the American people's trust in their government is restored.
