The vice president’s anti-fraud task force says it has uncovered $260.7B in fraud since Trump took office
By Catholics for Catholics
Vice President JD Vance’s federal anti-fraud task force has already uncovered $40 million in welfare fraud, and more than 40 alleged suspects behind the supposed schemes, according to a story by Fox News.
Vance’s team has uncovered up to $641 million of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud, according to the latest finding. More than 1,000 retailers have been banned from the program for violations including criminal trafficking of benefits, while almost 5,000 others have been suspended and fined a combined $44 million for administrative violations.
So far the administration has vanquished more than 2,200 illegal point-of-sale devices and incapacitated more than 2,000 compromised retailer authorization numbers. Officials calculate those actions have averted more than $5 billion in potential fraudulent transactions, according to the source.
A federally funded food assistance program, SNAP helps eligible low-income families buy groceries. Benefits are shared monthly onto an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card, which folks can use at authorized retailers to purchase qualifying food.
🚨 JUST IN: VP JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force is set to bring criminal charges against 40+ people accused of a $40 MILLION FOOD STAMP fraudulent scam — Fox News That brings the SNAP fraud his team has uncovered to $641 MILLION 🤯 They’ve also banned 1,000+ retailers from SNAP, destroyed 2,200+ illegal card machines, and stopped an estimated $5 BILLION in fraudulent transactions before it went out the door Across all programs, it has found $260.7 BILLION in fraud since Trump took office And it comes one day after Trump started offering tipsters a 1% cut of any fraud they help expose The days of legalizing fraud are OFFICIALLY OVER 🔥 Thank you @nickshirleyy for making MILLIONS aware of this problem!
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Nevertheless, criminal charges brought against the defendants do not assure that the government can recuperate the funds.
“Getting money back is very hard,” Vance told Fox News.. “Once it’s gone out the door, it’s very hard to get it back.”
“What we’ve done most effectively is actually just stop the money from going out the door in the first place, because that’s the only real way to ensure the American people don’t lose it.”
