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Trump administration uncovers $1.2B in suspected COVID contract fraud

GSA finds billions in questionable spending on pandemic contracts that continued after emergency ended.

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What to know

  • GSA identified $1.22 billion in suspected fraud across five COVID contracts that continued past the 2023 emergency end date, with 93% of flagged funds not yet disbursed.
  • The Trump administration's anti-fraud task force halted enrollment for 750,000 individuals suspected of fraudulent Obamacare registration and is verifying eligibility of 419,000 others.
  • Officials characterize post-emergency contract spending as misuse of emergency privileges, distinguishing honest pandemic-era contractors from those who profited from outdated authorities.

“GSA's review uncovered $1.22 billion in suspected fraud and stopped $41 million more across five HHS COVID-era contracts that kept the emergency label alive long after the emergency was gone.”

Scott Brady, White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive Director · Fox News Digital ↗

JD VanceJD Vance Vice President, leads anti-fraud task forceEdward C. Forst GSA AdministratorScott Brady White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud Executive DirectorMehmet OzMehmet Oz Medicare and Medicaid Administrator

Trump administration uncovers $1.2B in suspected COVID contract fraud
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    Task force director characterizes emergency contracts as privilege, not blank check

    Scott Brady, Executive Director of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, stated that emergency funding is conditional and that any disbursement beyond the emergency period constitutes misuse, while describing contractors during the actual emergency as honest actors.

    “allocated emergency funding is a privilege, not a blank check.”
    — Scott Brady
    1. 1 outlet Trump administration uncovers $1.2B in suspected COVID contract fraud tied to Biden-era spending

      first by Fox News, 3d ago

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    Task force stops fraudulent Obamacare enrollments and verifies eligibility

    The Vance-led Fraud Task Force, led by Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz, halted enrollment for approximately 750,000 individuals suspected of fraudulent registration and began verifying legal residency and income eligibility for 419,000 additional enrollees.

    “The COVID emergency ended over three years ago, yet fraudsters continue to weaponize outdated emergency contracts to abuse taxpayer dollars.”
    — Edward C. Forst, GSA Administrator · source
  3. background

    GSA uncovers $1.22 billion in suspected COVID contract fraud — The General Services Administration, along with HHS, identified $1.22 billion in suspected fraud across five COVID-era contracts that continued operating after the pandemic emergency ended in 2023. Approximately 93% of the flagged funding had not yet been distributed to vendors.