Vice President JD Vance announced a sweeping federal crackdown on healthcare fraud after the Department of Justice and a specialized anti-fraud task force unveiled what officials described as two of the largest Medicaid fraud cases in Minnesota history. The operation also exposed what prosecutors called the largest autism fraud scheme ever charged by the federal government, involving more than $90 million in fraudulent claims, 15 arrests, and a network accused of exploiting vulnerable patients and taxpayer-funded healthcare programs.

According to federal investigators, the fraud schemes allegedly included fake autism therapy diagnoses, illegal kickbacks, sham housing services targeting disabled and homeless individuals, and cases where patients reportedly received little or no actual care despite massive billing submissions to Medicaid. Authorities also linked one of the cases to the death of a patient, intensifying outrage over what officials described as a shocking abuse of public trust and programs intended to help autistic children and other vulnerable Americans.

Vance delivered a blunt warning to those involved in healthcare fraud, declaring, “If you’re committing fraud, we will find you, and we won’t rest until justice is served.” Supporters of President Trump praised the operation as another major victory in the administration’s broader effort to recover stolen taxpayer funds, restore accountability inside government assistance programs, and aggressively prosecute corruption that critics say flourished under weak oversight and politically connected networks.