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Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the Trump administration would not rest until \u201cjustice is served\u201d to those defrauding the American taxpayer through government welfare programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Vance\u2019s comments came shortly after the Justice Department <\/span>charged<\/span><\/a> 15 people across Minnesota with stealing $90 million through various fraud schemes targeting Medicaid and social service programs. Fraud in Minnesota has received widespread attention after independent journalist Nick Shirley took a camera to questionable entities raking in taxpayer dollars and asked about their operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur message is simple: if you were committing fraud, our task force will find you. We\u2019ll come after you, and we will not rest until justice is served,\u201d Vance said in a video message. \u201cDon\u2019t defraud the American taxpayer. Don\u2019t get rich by trying to steal from them, or we are going to come after you until justice is served. That\u2019s our promise, and we\u2019re going to stick to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Today, the task force and the DOJ announced a massive take down of two of the largest Medicaid fraud cases in Minnesota state history, as well as the largest autism fraud scheme ever charged by the federal government. Our message is simple: if you\u2019re committing fraud, we will\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/MNfkLlOY0R<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 JD Vance (@JDVance) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Vance, heading up the Trump administration\u2019s anti-fraud task force, said that the charges announced Thursday included two of the largest Medicaid fraud cases in Minnesota history and the largest autism fraud case ever brought by the federal government.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWith this action, we\u2019re bringing justice to some of America\u2019s most vulnerable citizens and justice to the American taxpayer,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Medicaid fraud has come under heavy scrutiny from Republican officials in recent weeks after Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak published a series<\/a> documenting how Ohio spent a billion dollars on home healthcare in 2024. The home healthcare services included activities such as \u201chomemaking\u201d and \u201cchores\u201d for family members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The report found that just seven buildings in Columbus housed 288 home healthcare businesses that billed taxpayers more than $250 million. State officials appear to do little vetting for the so-called home healthcare companies. Vance has warned that states that do not combat fraud could lose their Medicaid funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The vice president noted that one of the cases brought Thursday involved a defendant accused of billing Medicaid for around-the-clock care for a disabled man who was later found dead after receiving no actual services.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTo get rich off taxpayers, even at the cost of others\u2019 lives, just as that fraudster had for many months before. This kind of behavior is sickening,\u201d Vance said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Aimee Bock, the founder of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, was sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison on Thursday over a $250 million fraud case involving meals supposedly given to children during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n