White House creates new Justice Dept position focused on fraud

The Trump administration is creating a new position within the Justice Department to investigate allegations of fraud. Vice President Vance announced there will be a new assistant attorney general with nationwide jurisdiction over the issue of fraud. He said the initial focus will be on alleged fraud in Minnesota, but it’s going to be a nationwide effort. The White House has been highlighting social service allegations in Minnesota where prosecutors say the fraud totals in the hundreds of millions of dollars.