Vice President JD Vance reinforced the administration's fraud concerns, pointing to cases involving misuse of caregiver and elder support programs

The Trump administration says it's working to reduce the amount of fraud in federal government programs. However, fiscal experts have said that those reductions alone won't "save" the Social Security program or result in "a balanced budget,

Experts have been sounding the alarm about the SSA's dwindling funds, but on May 27, 2026, Trump told his cabinet that Vance's anti-fraud task force uncovered enough fraud that they may be able to fund Social Security and balance the federal budget, according to the Washington Examiner.

The Department of Justice states that 43-year-old Leidy Otero began receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) in 2011. She received these benefits as the representative payee for two ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to fraud charges, admitting he created a false identity in the ’70s to evade a warrant for his arrest and illegally collect social security. Leslie Kay Peterson, 72, a U.S. citizen ...