Vance warns fraudsters not to ‘screw the American taxpayer’ as operation uncovers $245M in losses

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 811

Last Updated: 3 days, 17 hours ago

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The federal government is going after thousands of people suspected of stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers through their participation in a COVID-19 pandemic program meant to protect small businesses and workers, Vice President JD Vance said Monday.

The government is permanently suspending 870,000 people from receiving federal government loans after defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program and other federal programs, Vance said in a news conference at the FBI’s Kansas City, …

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