{"id":896137,"date":"2026-04-01T08:19:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/vice-president-vance-reveals-us-doesnt-prosecute-fraud-under-1-5-million\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:19:20","slug":"vice-president-vance-reveals-us-doesnt-prosecute-fraud-under-1-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/vice-president-vance-reveals-us-doesnt-prosecute-fraud-under-1-5-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President Vance reveals US doesn\u2019t prosecute fraud under $1.5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"layout-item-main\">\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance just dropped a political grenade: the US government basically <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/18\/us-news\/ghosts-clinics-and-daycares-california-fraud-fears-explode\/\">ignores fraud under $1.5 million<\/a>, but he\u2019s promising a crackdown on the big fish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not prosecute fraud in this country if it\u2019s under $1.5 million dollars per year,\u201d Vance said in an interview with<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2037629015851250169?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> YouTuber Benny Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38920485\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/jd-vance-revealed-us-government-124565225.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"JD Vance speaking with a microphone in front of an American flag.\"  ><figcaption>Vice President J.D. Vance just dropped a political grenade: the US government basically ignores fraud under $1.5 million <span>X\/@bennyjohnson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vance emphasized that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2026\/03\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-task-force-to-eliminate-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new task force<\/a> will work to commit the Department of Justice to investigating all fraud, making sure higher-level individuals who evade justice can be held accountable.<\/p>\n<div data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He also commented on recent fraud in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/minnesota-fraud-schemes-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota\u2019s Somali immigrant community<\/a>, suggesting that local politicians may have looked the other way, or even helped the schemes occur.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38920484\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/124565349.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A man in a suit and red tie gestures with his hand during an interview, with an American flag out of focus in the background.\"  ><figcaption>Vance emphasized that a new task force will work to commit the Department of Justice to investigating all fraud, making sure higher-level individuals who evade justice can be held accountable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/27\/us-news\/vance-assembles-cabinet-secretaries-for-first-anti-fraud-task-force-meeting\/\">Vance said the effort <\/a>will involve making arrests where necessary and focusing on ensuring that large-scale fraud does not go unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>The comments have drawn attention for their blunt acknowledgment of enforcement thresholds and the political dimensions of fraud cases.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/27\/us-news\/vp-vance-reveals-the-shocking-truth-about-fed-fraud-prosecution\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President J.D. Vance just dropped a political grenade: the US government basically ignores fraud under $1.5 million, but he\u2019s promising a crackdown on the big fish. \u201cWe do not prosecute fraud in this country if it\u2019s under $1.5 million dollars per year,\u201d Vance said in an interview with YouTuber Benny Johnson. Vice President J.D. 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