By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-vance-hosts-anti-fraud-roundtable-with-ftc-chair-and-state-attorneys-general Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Vance hosts anti-fraud roundtable with FTC chair and state attorneys general Politics May 26, 2026 4:34 PM EDT Vice President JD Vance gathered several state attorneys general in a continued endeavor to combat fraud in government programs. Watch the event in the video player above. Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson announced during the roundtable that the Department of Justice has created a new National Fraud Enforcement division. WATCH: Vance and Oz announce numerous moves on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, focusing on Democratic-run states The new division will aim to "coordinate the federal government's anti-fraud law enforcement efforts, along with the task force and the Homeland Security Council," according to Ferguson. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also was present during the roundtable and praised the anti-fraud task force with being the "fastest in history that a government task force has traveled from creation to action." Vance emphasized the fraud being committed on federal benefits programs saying that "these are not victimless crimes. Sometimes the most vulnerable people in our community are the ones who suffer when we don't take fraud seriously." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Vice President JD Vance gathered several state attorneys general in a continued endeavor to combat fraud in government programs. Watch the event in the video player above. Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson announced during the roundtable that the Department of Justice has created a new National Fraud Enforcement division. WATCH: Vance and Oz announce numerous moves on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, focusing on Democratic-run states The new division will aim to "coordinate the federal government's anti-fraud law enforcement efforts, along with the task force and the Homeland Security Council," according to Ferguson. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller also was present during the roundtable and praised the anti-fraud task force with being the "fastest in history that a government task force has traveled from creation to action." Vance emphasized the fraud being committed on federal benefits programs saying that "these are not victimless crimes. Sometimes the most vulnerable people in our community are the ones who suffer when we don't take fraud seriously." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now