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President Trump is signing an order to formally put Vice President JD Vance in charge of an anti-fraud task force. Getty Images
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will assist Vance as vice chair of the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud and White House aide Stephen Miller will serve as senior adviser. Cabinet members will participate as necessary.
The EO instructs the task force to develop a comprehensive national strategy against fraud impacting programs administered with state and local governments to provide housing, food, medical and financial assistance.
The order calls for the development of anti-fraud standards such as proof of identity and other documentation requirements, as well as audits.
“In states across the country, fraudsters are depriving vulnerable citizens of basic social services, stealing billions of your tax dollars, and eroding America’s social fabric,” a Vance spokesperson told The Post.
“This fraud has happened on such a massive scale that it’s endangering the future viability of America’s entire social safety net.
