{"id":2595483,"date":"2026-04-27T05:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vances-war-on-welfare-fraud-cant-pause\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T05:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T09:29:15","slug":"j-d-vances-war-on-welfare-fraud-cant-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-d-vances-war-on-welfare-fraud-cant-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"J.D. Vance&#8217;s War On Welfare Fraud Can&#8217;t Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fj-d-vances-war-on-welfare-fraud-cant-pause%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=2595483&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>The piece argues that Vice President J.D. Vance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-disney-exec-in-charge-of-live-action-remakes-steps-down\/\" title=\"Disney&#039;s top exec overseeing live-action remakes steps down\">newly created role<\/a> as \u201cFraud Czar\u201d should focus on producing swift, concrete results against fraud in federal and state systems. It recounts the mid-March establishment of a \u201ctask force to eliminate fraud,\u201d aimed at closing loopholes, enforcing eligibility rules, and protecting benefits for those who qualify.<\/p>\n<p>It then claims fraud and misuse are widespread and worsening, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >citing examples involving major democratic-aligned organizations<\/a> and government programs. The article points to alleged irregularities around ActBlue and the Southern Poverty Law Center, describes alleged Medicaid\/hospice fraud in California, and discusses suppose large-scale welfare and medicaid fraud schemes in Minnesota. it also argues that federal agencies should overhaul how they approve nonprofit tax exemptions and verify programme spending-specifically mentioning Social Security and the Veterans Affairs system, where the author alleges inflated or hard-to-verify disability claims.<\/p>\n<p>the author presents these cases as evidence that many public-money and nonprofit systems are failing safeguards, and concludes that Vance has significant grounds to pursue audits, tighter verification, and enforcement actions.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/202101414@N05\/55127462186\" target=\"_blank\">Emily J. 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Vance\u2019s War On Welfare Fraud Can\u2019t Pause&#038;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/27\/j-d-vances-war-on-welfare-fraud-cant-pause\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance is a little preoccupied dealing with the war his boss (and Israel) thought was very important to launch, but I really hope he doesn\u2019t end up like Kamala Harris. One of the best ways he can ensure that he doesn\u2019t is by delivering some solid results in his role as Fraud Czar.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been more than a month since he earned that title, so anyone would be forgiven for not even remembering it, but back in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/03\/establishing-the-task-force-to-eliminate-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mid-March<\/a> the president established the \u201ctask force to eliminate fraud.\u201d The point was to \u201cfight fraud, close loopholes, enforce eligibility rules, and protect benefits for eligible Americans, while ensuring States administering Federal benefits programs do the same.\u201d In other words, stop low-lifes from robbing the perpetually cheated American middle class.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1428595873\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s a tall order, no doubt, given that the government, under both Republicans and Democrats, has been bilking taxpayers to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. It gets worse every year. But as luck would have it, getting a start on it has been made easy with some very big and very recent busts.<\/p>\n<p>As we just saw with Democrat-run hate groups <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/20\/new-house-report-details-actblues-illicit-foreign-donations-and-a-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ActBlue<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/04\/24\/michigan-gubernatorial-frontrunners-deep-ties-to-corrupt-southern-poverty-law-center-demand-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a>, all these anti-American nonprofits need to be audited. ActBlue has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/02\/us\/politics\/actblue-democrat-fundraising-foreign-donations.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quite possibly<\/a> \u201caccepted and\/or facilitated the acceptance of foreign-national contributions into American elections\u201d (Our democracy is at stake!), and the SPLC has effectively been propping up supposed \u201cwhite supremacy\u201d organizations by allegedly paying their members. In essence, two of the Democrat Party\u2019s most influential groups are doing the exact opposite of what they profess to American voters.<\/p>\n<p>If a business fails to deliver a service or product that\u2019s been paid for, the customer is legally entitled to a refund and the business should face other penalties to halt the misconduct. This should be no different.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-dismantles-los-angeles-hospice-fraud-ring-responsible-267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">California<\/a>, more than a quarter of $1 billion was stolen via the state\u2019s Medicaid administration, which was paying out thieves for hospice services that never existed. Don\u2019t tell me that\u2019s not done on purpose. The people who run these programs know. They\u2019re Democrats. Welfare fraud <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/12\/03\/scamming-somalis-are-the-love-children-of-dems-mass-welfare-and-immigration-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is their flex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And then of course we had Minnesota\u2019s colossal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/welfare\/commentary\/somali-welfare-fraud-minnesota-has-cost-american-taxpayers-billions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Somali<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/14\/renee-good-is-just-dems-excuse-to-oppose-law-enforcement-and-maintain-mass-welfare-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cLearing Center\u201d-type fraud schemes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">where<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2025\/12\/18\/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billions<\/a> allocated for \u201csocial services,\u201d including \u201cfood assistance,\u201d \u201chealth care,\u201d and \u201cchild care,\u201d were stolen. This kind of activity is taking place in every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-blames-gop-for-texas-natural-disaster-calls-culture-debates-stupid\/\" title=\"Beto O...Rourke Blames GOP For Texas Natural Disaster, Calls Culture Debates \u2018Stupid...\">major city<\/a>, which are nearly all run by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS needs to start from scratch on approving tax exemptions for political nonprofits. The Social Security Administration needs to verify every single outlay. And so does every other federal agency sending money to states for \u201csocial services.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>By the way, that includes the Veterans Affairs Office, which is pushing out tens or hundreds of billions of dollars per year in fake disability claims. (You should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/interactive\/2025\/veterans-affairs-disability-claims-fraud\/?itid=ap_craig-whitlock_article-list_1_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check out<\/a> the outsized number of service members who get money for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and irritable bowel syndrome, all medical conditions that are conveniently almost impossible for a doctor to verify without sleeping in the claimant\u2019s bed with him.)<\/p>\n<p>J.D. Vance has a lot to work with. I hope he\u2019s successful.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party\u2019s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/actblue\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">ActBlue<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/california\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/fraud\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/irs\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">IRS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/j-d-vance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">J.D. 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