Trump hails Vance as 'fraud czar' as nationwide crackdown ramps up

Vance, on Thursday, touted a series of arrests in the Los Angeles area linked to hospice and healthcare fraud.

Published: April 3, 2026 9:31am

President Donald Trump dubbed Vice President JD Vance his "fraud czar" on Friday, as the national anti-fraud task force began racking up arrests for public welfare fraud.

"Vice President JD Vance is now in charge of 'FRAUD' in the United States," he posted on Truth Social. "It is massive and pervasive, and the job he will be doing, in conjunction with many great people within the Trump Administration, will be a major factor in how great the future of our Country will be."

"We will call him the 'FRAUD CZAR,' and his focus will be 'EVERYWHERE,' but primarily in those Blue States where CROOKED DEMOCRAT POLITICIANS, like those in California, Illinois, Minnesota (Somalia beware!), Maine, New York, and many others, have had a 'free for all' in the unprecedented theft of Taxpayer Money," he went on. "The numbers are so large that, if successful, we would literally be able to balance our American Budget. Raids have already started in L.A. Good Luck JD!"

Vance, on Thursday, touted a series of arrests in the Los Angeles area linked to hospice and healthcare fraud.

"Our task force isn’t wasting any time cracking down on fraud," Vance posted on X. "This morning in the LA area, federal law enforcement is taking down fraudsters who stole $50M+ from Americans by defrauding our healthcare and hospice systems. Thanks to [Dr. Mehmet Oz] and [U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli] for their work."

The arrests follow Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Director Dr. Mehmet Oz in January posting videos to social media documenting alleged public healthcare and hospice fraud in the area that he linked to the Armenian mafia.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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