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Trump Establishes Fraud Task Force Targeting Social Services

3/17/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on March 16, 2026, establishing a fraud task force chaired by Vice President J. D. Vance.
The task force targets fraud in social services in Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will serve as vice chair.
The task force will give Minnesota Governor Tim Walz 60 days to act on Medicaid funds.

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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on March 16, 2026, establishing a fraud task force chaired by Vice President J. D. Vance.
The task force targets fraud in social services in Minnesota, California, Illinois, New York, Maine, and Colorado.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will serve as vice chair.
The task force will give Minnesota Governor Tim Walz 60 days to act on Medicaid funds.