{"id":613573,"date":"2026-06-05T13:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=613573"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:25:41","slug":"trump-admin-announces-sweeping-indictments-in-massive-fraud-schemes-with-more-to-come-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=613573","title":{"rendered":"Trump admin announces \u2018sweeping indictments\u2019 in massive fraud schemes with more to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sg-todd-blanche-1200x630.png\" class=\"attachment-facebook size-facebook wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Fraudsters in Ohio, and nationwide, ought to be sweating right now.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed sweeping indictments in a massive fraud scheme on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has launched a nationwide crackdown on widespread fraud and did not disappoint with the revelation of \u201cfraud schemes targeting over $50 million\u201d in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sweeping indictments target multiple schemes, including a multi-million dollar operation to defraud taxpayer-funded COVID programs meant to help struggling small businesses and individuals,\u201d Fox News reported on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces a massive crackdown on fraud, unsealing charges against 14 defendants accused of stealing over $50 million in government funds.<\/p>\n<p>The sweeping indictments target multiple schemes, including a multi-million dollar operation\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fieYV8UXsZ\">pic.twitter.com\/fieYV8UXsZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2062553089916182541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler said widespread fraud will no longer be ignored as it was under the Biden administration, and added that her agency has \u201creferred 560,000 borrowers to the DOJ and Treasury\u2026 to start collections and prosecutions for $22 billion in suspected PPP fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I\u2019m here to announce suspensions for over 27,000 Ohio borrowers tied to $1.1B in suspected PPP fraud\u2026 This task force is exposing the fraudsters, making them return what they stole, and sending them to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SBA_Kelly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SBA_Kelly<\/a> in Ohio: \u201cToday, I\u2019m here to announce suspensions for over 27,000 Ohio borrowers tied to $1.1B in suspected PPP fraud\u2026 This task force is exposing the fraudsters, making them return what they stole, and sending them to jail.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WPxiBmXn6I\">pic.twitter.com\/WPxiBmXn6I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2062558314123202865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>X users were eager to see real accountability, with many arguing that the recovered funds be used to reimburse law-abiding taxpayers and\/or pay down national debt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Recover the money, seize assets, treble damages. Pay down the national debt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OtakuDesu (@MinatoOtakuDesu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MinatoOtakuDesu\/status\/2062568007147335765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Then let\u2019s see monies recaptured, indictments and prison sentences instead of speeches. They speak louder. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f600.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude00\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew B Simpson (@matthewbsimpson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/matthewbsimpson\/status\/2062567751755993488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The American taxpayers deserve LARGE refunds. Like hundreds of thousands each and a percentage of everything seized.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OutsidetheL7<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2122.png\" alt=\"\u2122\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@OutsidetheL7) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OutsidetheL7\/status\/2062565113857446188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">$50 MILLION stolen from programs funded by taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>If these allegations are true, every dollar should be recovered and every person involved should face prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Fraud isn\u2019t a victimless crime. Americans paid the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen Stone<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/2665.png\" alt=\"\u2665\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/> (@HelenStone99937) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HelenStone99937\/status\/2062843897014079863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAmericans paid the bill\u201d is right.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sg-todd-blanche-1200x630.png\" title=\"Trump admin announces \u2018sweeping indictments\u2019 in massive fraud schemes with more to come\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraudsters in Ohio, and nationwide, ought to be sweating right now. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed sweeping indictments in a massive fraud scheme on Thursday. The Trump administration has launched a nationwide crackdown on widespread fraud and did not disappoint with the revelation of \u201cfraud schemes targeting over $50 million\u201d in Ohio. \u201cThe sweeping&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=613573\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Trump admin announces \u2018sweeping indictments\u2019 in massive fraud schemes with more to come<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":613555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-613573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=613573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/613555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=613573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=613573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=613573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}