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Trump Administration Publishes $245.7B Fraud Ledger Alleging Misused Funds

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration published a fraud ledger showing $245.7 billion in allegedly misused federal funds.
Vice President JD Vance said the task force identified $250 billion in fraud since he became fraud czar.
The ledger’s $245.7 billion figure is dated January 2025, before Vance assumed the anti-fraud role.
Linda Miller, president of the Program Integrity Alliance, called the ledger “primarily a piece of propaganda.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration published a fraud ledger showing $245.7 billion in allegedly misused federal funds.
Vice President JD Vance said the task force identified $250 billion in fraud since he became fraud czar.
The ledger’s $245.7 billion figure is dated January 2025, before Vance assumed the anti-fraud role.
Linda Miller, president of the Program Integrity Alliance, called the ledger “primarily a piece of propaganda.”