Vice President JD Vance announced a major expansion of federal fraud enforcement, revealing that the Trump Administration is creating a new Assistant Attorney General position at the Department of Justice with nationwide jurisdiction over fraud investigations. The initiative reflects a broader push to hold perpetrators accountable and protect American taxpayers after years of systemic abuse.

“We are creating a new Assistant Attorney General position,” Vance said, emphasizing that the effort will not be limited to one state. “It is going to be a nationwide effort because unfortunately, the American people have been defrauded in a very nationwide way.”

The new role will initially focus on Minnesota, where federal authorities have uncovered one of the largest fraud scandals in recent history. Investigators allege that organized schemes exploited child care subsidies, welfare programs, and SNAP benefits through fake or grossly inflated day care operations. The estimated losses to taxpayers are believed to reach as high as $250 million.

According to officials, the Minnesota case has already resulted in more than 1,500 subpoenas and nearly 100 indictments since 2024, exposing a deeply coordinated network that systematically abused federal assistance programs. Many of the cases involve fraudulent claims tied to nonexistent services, falsified enrollment records, and shell organizations created solely to siphon public funds.

Administration officials say the creation of a dedicated Assistant Attorney General for fraud will centralize oversight, accelerate prosecutions, and prevent similar schemes from taking root in other states. After Minnesota, the DOJ plans to expand investigations nationwide, signaling that no region and no program will be immune from scrutiny.

Supporters of the move argue it represents a long-overdue commitment to accountability and fairness, ensuring that assistance programs serve legitimate families rather than criminal networks. The announcement reinforces the Trump Administration’s broader law-and-order agenda and its pledge to restore integrity to federal institutions by aggressively confronting fraud wherever it exists.