Vance Points Finger At ‘Migrant Communities’ Committing Most Fraud
Earlier this year, President Trump appointed Vice President Vance to lead a task force to identify instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in an effort to save taxpayer dollars from being stolen by bad actors.
By any measure, Vance’s efforts have been successful, and this week, the veep made an announcement about widespread fraud in certain communities that dovetails into the president’s ongoing mass deportation efforts.
Certain migrant communities are contributing to widespread fraud schemes that have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, Vance said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Speaking from his West Wing office at the White House last week, Vance discussed his role overseeing President Trump’s fraud task force.
He said investigators have identified what he described as a consistent pattern of coordination involving some migrant communities.
“You definitely see patterns where certain communities,” Vance said.
“It’ll start as maybe one Somali person takes advantage of the system, or realizes you don’t even have to have children to get money from these programs,” the VP continued.
“You could just claim that you have children, there’s no verification. Then, word spreads like wildfire, and that program gets tapped into by the same members of that community,” he added, describing how the abuse rapidly spreads.
Vance, who has also been involved in negotiations with Iran and recently welcomed a new addition to his family, has taken on a broad range of responsibilities within the administration.
He was assigned to lead efforts to combat fraud after concerns intensified in Minneapolis earlier this year and is now working alongside Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and other federal agencies.
In recent months, federal officials have suspended payments to hundreds of hospice and home health agencies in Minnesota and California that are suspected of fraudulent activity.
The task force is also monitoring similar concerns in several other states.
Vance said the investigations have revealed fraud schemes that affect a wide range of victims, extending far beyond the financial losses suffered by taxpayers.
“The first and the most obvious victim is the American taxpayer,” Vance said.
“You give your money to the federal government, and you expect the federal government, even if you disagree with the policy behind it, you expect that money to go to the people that it’s supposed to go to,” the Veep told Fox News.
“When a new mom goes to apply for help for herself and her baby, the money isn’t there anymore,” said Vance.
“Or, you have autistic kids who benefit from services that are meant to go to the families of children with autism, and you have fraudsters who get rich off these programs,” he added.
“Sometimes they don’t even have children, much less autistic children enrolled.”
Democrats have blasted the Trump administration’s anti-fraud efforts, claiming, falsely, that the White House and Republicans are depriving needy children of food and other assistance.
In reality, Vance and his team have uncovered hundreds of billions of dollars in fraudulent payments, much of it to migrant communities taking advantage of the system.
Vance said his team has uncovered roughly $230 billion in suspected fraud since President Trump took office and has halted approximately $55 billion in federal payments to individuals and organizations under investigation.
The administration’s efforts have been accompanied by a series of recent law enforcement actions.
Last week, federal and state authorities charged 19 defendants accused of participating in schemes involving more than $4 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims, according to the Department of Justice.
In Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a plea agreement with the final defendant in a previously filed case involving 21 people accused of submitting more than $1.7 million in fraudulent claims to government health care programs, Fox News added.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
