“The White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud is moving to shut off the money, crush criminal networks and deliver swift justice,” the White House said in a Thursday (Aug. 6) press release announced the website.
Since beginning its work in January 2025, the task force has uncovered nearly $230 billion in fraud; stopped $56 billion in fraudulent payments; enforced over $55 billion through indictments, settlements and civil penalties; and secured hundreds of indictments and convictions, according to the release.
The website, dubbed The Fraud Ledger, includes a running total of fraud uncovered, fraud stopped, fraud enforced through indictments and settlements, and documented actions such as charges, suspensions and policies.
The Fraud Ledger also includes those totals reported by each of eight partner government agencies; a “top 10” of the Task Force’s highest-impact anti-fraud actions since January 2025; and a record of individual enforcement actions organized by the date on which they were announced.
The action topping the Task Force’s top 10 is Medicaid fraud deferrals, according to the website.
“CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] held states accountable for the first time for Medicaid fraud, deferring federal financial participation of over $2 billion from California and over $500 million from Minnesota,” the site said.
The second-ranked action on the list is Medicaid oversight and enforcement, per the site.
“HHS-OIG [Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General] decertified the Medicaid Fraud Control Units in New York and Hawaii to hold underperforming states accountable,” the site said. “CMS and HHS-OIG launched a new Medicaid fraud war room, saving $200 million in its first 90 days.”
Third on the Top 10 list is a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailer fraud crackdown.
“USDA [U.S. Department of Agriculture] undertook a major enforcement surge against SNAP retailers: permanent disqualification of 735 retailers, term disqualification of 3,739 more, and elimination of 1,629 fraudulent point-of-sale devices,” the site said.
PYMNTS reported Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Trade Fraud Task Force, which operates with the Department of Homeland Security, in recent weeks surpassed $1 billion in civil and criminal recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses in less than a year.
