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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Vice President JD Vance hinted California may be targeted next with major fraud investigations and revealed that fraud discovered in the Minneapolis area has “probably been $19 billion at least” since the administration began investigating in the Twin Cities.
In January, Vance announced an interagency task force within the Department of Justice that specifically targets fraud, and reports suggest the vice president will soon lead a new task force established through a Trump executive order.
“We know there’s a lot of fraud in California, and we’re trying to get to the bottom of exactly what it looks like and what we’ve done in the Trump administration,” Vance said in response to a question by Fox News Digital.
He took questions after a speech Friday afternoon at the Power House event center that focused on the economy, public safety and election integrity.
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“And the president has really empowered us to do this, is to take the first national look at the way the American people have been defrauded over many, many years,” Vance added.
Vice President JD Vance suggested Friday that California could be the next focus of major federal fraud investigations, while claiming that fraud uncovered in the Minneapolis area may total at least $19 billion. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
In January, President Donald Trump was critical of California, announcing the “fraud investigation of California has begun” and saying the state was “more corrupt than Minnesota.”
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom defended the Golden State’s fraud protection in February, saying that California’s Franchise Tax Board has blocked billions in fraud in recent years.
“In the actual world where adults govern, Gavin Newsom has been cleaning house,” a spokesperson for Newsom told Fox News Digital. “Since taking office, he’s blocked over…
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