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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 16, officially creating an anti-fraud task force headed by Vice President JD Vance, a job that could be one of the most important in the country, the president said during an Oval Office signing ceremony.

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will serve as co-chair of the task force alongside Vance, Trump said, calling both men "extremely brilliant and just very talented."

Their work could return hundreds of billions of dollars to American taxpayers, Trump said.

Officials have <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/vance-announces-new-phase-of-fraud-investigations-withholds-259-million-in-medicaid-funds-from-minnesota-5990933" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">estimated</a> that fraudsters steal up to $300 billion per year from government programs across the nation.

"This is a very big thing that we're doing," the president said.

"The kind of money we're talking about is country-changing."

Referring to Ferguson and Vance, Trump said, "If you guys can't do it, we've got a problem—because nobody else will be able to do it."

The executive order formalizes an <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-announces-vance-led-war-on-fraud-5990572" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">announcement</a> that Trump made during his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, when he announced that Vance, who is a lawyer, would spearhead a "war on fraud" for the White House.

Trump said fraud would be targeted "wherever it's taking place" and denied critics' accusation of political motivations for the fraud crackdown. However, he said, the problem seems to be dominant in Democrat-controlled states such as Minnesota. Trump said he believes that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are both "complicit" in that state's fraud problem.

The Epoch Times sought comment from Walz and Omar but did not immediately receive a response.

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, said illegal immigrants are using benefits from government programs, and he believes that this is the "first-ever effort in American history" to reclaim trillions of dollars in government benefits that were taken improperly.

"If all of it were stopped, it would be enough to balance the budget. The extraction of wealth from American taxpayers to people who don't belong here is the primary cause of the national debt," Miller said.

As soon as he started looking into fraud, Vance said, it became apparent that "one big hold that existed is that the agencies of the government weren't actually talking to each other." He said the president's order will fix one major issue: how agencies share information.

Ferguson said millions of Americans pay into these programs for "completely fake businesses," robbing people who ought to receive that help.

About three weeks ago, Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/vance-announces-new-phase-of-fraud-investigations-withholds-259-million-in-medicaid-funds-from-minnesota-5990933" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">temporarily withheld</a> $259 million in Medicaid from the state of Minnesota, following reports of rampant <a class="article-hover-class" href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/new-angles-on-minnesotas-somali-fraud-three-takeaways-from-senate-hearing-5983331" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fraud in that state.</a>

Although billions of dollars' worth of fraud also has surfaced in California, Minnesota's fraud problems have been a focal point for months, leading to multiple federal investigations and congressional hearings.

On March 4, Walz and the state's attorney general, Keith Ellison, testified to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

During the hearing, both men <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/4-takeaways-from-top-minnesota-officials-testimony-on-states-massive-fraud-5994387" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">defended</a> their work, but congressmen pointed out that payments kept flowing to recipients who were suspected of fraud dating back to 2020.
<div class="my-5">Walz, in written testimony filed with the committee, said, “In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we will find you, we will prosecute you, we will convict you, and we will throw you in jail.”</div>
He acknowledged that the governor has an important role in fighting fraud and that “the buck ultimately stops” with him.

“I do not shy away from that responsibility, and I am prepared—as I have always been—to have a serious conversation with our federal partners about how to ensure fraudsters cannot take advantage of Minnesota taxpayers,” Walz wrote.

In addition to federal actions, numerous states are trying to clamp down on fraud.

The State Financial Officers Foundation—which includes members from 28 mostly conservative states—has been working to root out fraud. It found $5.7 billion in waste and returned $22.3 billion to taxpayers, according to that group's 2025 <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/as-vance-leads-war-on-fraud-republican-states-follow-suit-5994531" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">report</a>, released in February.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-order-assigning-vance-to-head-anti-fraud-task-force-5999520">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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