Uncovering fraud pays
Trump is instituting a new program:
President Donald Trump announced monetary awards for any American who offers tips that lead to successful fraud convictions or significant action.
The program is called the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP).
The website America.gov/fraud said a tipster can earn up to $30,000.
However, Trump said the person could receive 1% of the amount of fraud they report …
Nick Shirley has already gotten $10K; he’s the guy who exposed a great deal of fraud in Minnesota.
Will the Powerline guys get a reward if Ilhan Omar is convicted of fraud? Just wondering. They would deserve it, IMHO.
The Dems are the party of fraud.
Walz and the rest of the DFL in MN knew all about it. But they were totally okay with the Somalis stealing billions as long as they got the votes.
I recall reports that MN government employees complained about the fraud and the top people and elected politicians just blew them off.
Total corruption and immorality.
The GOP should pass a law to criminally punish this behavior.
I really like this move by the Trump administration. Could result in some real benefit and it should be politically unpopular to reverse.
Yay! Four cheers for privateers! The Federal Government (at least) doesn’t have enough inspectors to stop fraud. I hope the Dems stay out of the executive branch or this program will go by-by. Even though it’s good for the country.
I think you need Congress to pass a statute to establish a whistleblower incentive program. I don’t think this will last very long.
Hmmm… What could go wrong?
@ LL > “Hmmm… What could go wrong?”
Lots of things. It’s the government.
One in particular would be fraudulent reports of fraud as a harassment tactic, sort of like fake claims of anything illegal that are hard to substantiate and tie up the accused.
Or former conspirators ratting out their comrades, for the money. Okay, that’s almost acceptable, but sleazy if the rat doesn’t get some kind of punishment.
Or ginned-up sting operations, as the FBI is so expert at, where a disfavored person or group is set up to commit fraud, maybe even persuaded it’s NOT fraud, “helped” along by the feds so they can make a bust of something that wouldn’t have happened without their intervention.
PS – do LEOs get paid off too, since it’s actually their job to bust crooks?
@ Cornhead > It’s almost routine for agencies to sideline or fire in-house complainants, which is why they have to become outside whistleblowers.
I suspect a lot of fraud is not apparent. Looks pretty ordinary until an audit is done and why bother? Because you got a “tip”.