WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance announced a $25 million incentive program that encourages the public to blow the whistle on fraud in their communities and in the U.S. Government. The move comes after several probes into Minnesota daycare fraud and the widespread and organized hospice fraud uncovered in southern California motels.

Twenty-five million dollars has been secured and approved through the U.S. Department of the Treasury and will be administered by the U.S. Department of Justice via the National Fraud Enforcement Division. Any tips that lead to real fraud can reportedly result in rewards of up to $30,000. Anyone can submit a tip, though not all tips will be eligible for reward money. The efforts to crack down on fraud have continued to gain momentum since the days of D.O.G.E.

Per the National Fraud Enforcement Division:

“At this time, to be eligible for the $10,000 to $30,000 payment at the time of charging, the information must relate to: (1) Federal health care offenses and related crimes involving health care benefit programs or fraud against patients or others in the health care industry; or (2) fraud on programs or benefits administered by the Department of Agriculture (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), the Department of Labor (e.g., unemployment fraud), the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Education (e.g., student aid fraud), the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of War, or the Small Business Administration. The Fraud Rewards Program will prioritize submissions involving the following subject matter areas: (1) hospice fraud, (2) home health care fraud, (3) day care fraud, and (4) special services fraud.  See the program guidance at www.justice.gov/fraud/whistleblower for more details about the covered offenses.

Whistleblowers are encouraged to submit sufficient information so that the Fraud Division can readily identify the specific criminal violation and the subjects involved in the conduct, as well as the source of the whistleblower’s information.”

Legitimate submissions of suspected fraud can be made at fraud.gov.

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