Vice President J.D. Vance outlined the administration’s approach to combating fraud across federal programs during an exchange with independent journalist Nick Shirley, describing a coordinated effort aimed at increasing investigations and prosecutions nationwide.
The discussion centered on the creation of a federal fraud task force designed to improve how agencies identify and respond to fraudulent activity.
Shirley began by asking how the new initiative would differ from past efforts.
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“Now that we have the fraud task force here inside the United States, what we guys be doing different than something that we haven’t done before to tackle fraud here?” Shirley asked.
Vance responded by pointing to two major changes in how the federal government will handle fraud cases moving forward.
“Well, two really big things,” Vance said.
He explained that coordination across agencies will be a key component of the effort.
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“We’re going to be coordinating across the government in a way that’s really never been done before to focus on anti-fraud,” he said.
He provided an example involving multiple departments.
“So let’s say, for example, that Scott Bessent or somebody at the secretary of Treasury’s office sees a fraudulent payment made,” Vance said.
He continued, “But it’s not, you know, it’s not at the Treasury Department. It’s at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid.”
According to Vance, the new system is intended to ensure that information is shared across agencies.
“There’s going to be coordination now, so that when one person in the government sees fraud happening, they’re actually telling everybody else,” he said.
He added that this approach is designed to help investigators identify broader patterns.
“So that we can get to the root of it and hopefully prosecute it.”
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