JD Vance Ramps Up ‘Dynamite’ Fraud Crackdown After DW Investigation Exposes Barrel Of Abuse
By Leif Le Mahieu
Published on May 6, 2026.
Vice President JD Vance, who leads the President Donald Trump's Fraud Task Force, has stated that uncovering fraud in the federal government is like "fishing in a barrel with dynamite". This comes after The Daily Wire reported that Ohio was using federal Medicaid dollars for people to spend time with their families, often in private residences. Vance had previously promised to investigate The DailyWire's reporting on Medicaid fraud in his home state. He also discussed rampant Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) waste uncovered by Agricultural Secretary Brooke Rollins, who found 355,000 people receiving double SNAP benefits and 186,000 dead people on the program.
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