{"id":2531522,"date":"2026-01-08T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-announces-new-assistant-attorney-general-position-to-focus-on-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:49:15","slug":"vance-announces-new-assistant-attorney-general-position-to-focus-on-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-announces-new-assistant-attorney-general-position-to-focus-on-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance announces new assistant attorney general position to focus on fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-announces-new-assistant-attorney-general-position-to-focus-on-fraud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531522&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President J.D. Vance announced that President trump is creating a new assistant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-gop-house-candidate-jarome-bell-calls-1-8-trillion-spending-bill-a-communist-christmas-list\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- GOP House Candidate Jarome Bell ... .8 Trillion Spending Bill a \u2019Communist Christmas List\u2019\">attorney general position<\/a> dedicated to investigating adn prosecuting fraud, saying the role will help expand efforts beyond a recent Minnesota scandal to other states such as California and Ohio.Vance, speaking at an unscheduled briefing with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, said the appointee will work out of the White House and report directly to Trump and himself, with a nominee expected in the next few days.He accused the Minnesota fraud scheme-allegedly involving members of the Somali community and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/somali-community-care-providers-donate-thousands-to-somali-politicians\/\" title=\"... care providers donate thousands to Somali politicians\">community care centers<\/a> abusing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/august-annual-inflation-increased-to-3-7-while-income-falls-and-poverty-rises\/\" title=\"August saw a 3.7% rise in annual inflation, coupled with falling income and increasing poverty.\">pandemic-era programs<\/a>&#8211;<\/a>of diverting benefits from U.S. citizens, and urged swift prosecutions. Sen. Chuck Grassley praised the proclamation, while Vance also attacked Gov. Tim Walz&#8217;s handling of the scandal, calling for his resignation and alleging knowledge or complicity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance announces new assistant attorney general position to focus on fraud<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2467049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4407567\/trump-venezuela-intervention-2028-debate-rubio-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> announced Thursday that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4407991\/trump-airs-grievances-preaches-healthcare-midterm-focus-hyde\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is creating a new attorney general position to lead government efforts to investigate and prosecute fraud cases.<\/p>\n<p>Vance joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at an unscheduled briefing Thursday afternoon in which he asserted that fraud schemes like the one uncovered in Minnesota are taking place in other states, including California and Ohio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4411614\/lightfoot-ice-accountability-project-after-chicago-immigration-operation\/\">Lightfoot rolls out &#8216;ICE Accountability Project&#8217; in response to Chicago immigration operation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4411039\/what-to-know-ice-shooting-minneapolis-left-one-woman-dead\/\">What to know about the ICE shooting in Minnesota that left one woman dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4411482\/aoc-khanna-break-democrats-call-arrest-ice-officer-minnesota\/\">AOC and Khanna lead progressives breaking with Democrats on calls to arrest ICE officer in Minnesota killing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Those programs should go to American citizens, not be defrauded by Somali immigrants and others,&rdquo; Vance declared, before noting the interagency effort the Trump administration has already launched to investigate the scandal, which has implicated members of the Somali community and community care centers, in part, on the abuse of pandemic-era programs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also want to expand this,&rdquo; Vance continued, stating that the new assistant attorney general position will help the government &ldquo;prosecute the bad guy &mdash; the bad guys as swiftly and efficiently as possible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-munich-kamala-harris-raises-the-alarm-of-war-in-europe\/\" title=\"In Munich, Kamala Harris Raises the Alarm of &#039;War in Europe&#039;\">vice president told reporters<\/a> that Trump will nominate someone to fill the post in the next few days before adding that the appointee will work out of the White House, reporting to Trump and himself directly.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, welcomed Vance&rsquo;s announcement shortly after it was made.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we&rsquo;ve seen in Minnesota, government fraudsters are active, and their dishonest deeds are hurting hardworking Americans. This is welcome and timely news from the Department of Justice,&rdquo; he wrote in a statement. &ldquo;I applaud the Trump administration&rsquo;s ongoing work to address waste, fraud and abuse, and ensure those who steal from American taxpayers are held accountable. Once President Trump selects his candidate for this important position, I look forward to leading the nominee&rsquo;s confirmation process in the Senate Judiciary Committee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance also took direct shots at Tim Walz (D-MN) on Thursday for his management of the fraud scandal as governor. Amid public scrutiny, Walz announced on Monday that he would not seek another term in office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz is a joke. His entire administration has been a joke,&rdquo; the vice president said, alleging that &ldquo;he&rsquo;s a guy who has enabled fraud, and maybe, in fact, has participated in fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the briefing, Vance reiterated calls for Walz to resign, claiming that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s very clear either that he knew about the fraud in Minneapolis, he knew about the welfare fraud, or at the very least he looked the other way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4411222\/trump-considers-closing-renovating-historic-dc-golf-courses\/\"><strong>TRUMP CONSIDERS CLOSING AND RENOVATING HISTORIC DC GOLF COURSES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Vance&rsquo;s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"R_BILWX5md0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and the Vice President, Jan. 8, 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_BILWX5md0?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance unveils new DOJ role to combat fraud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2531523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008681318450.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[61531,6909,63770,70412,15469],"class_list":["post-2531522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-assistant-attorney-general","tag-fraud","tag-legal-appointment","tag-public-integrity","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008681318450.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531526,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531522\/revisions\/2531526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}