Trump administration expands fraud crackdown with new FBI Most Wanted list and overseas arrests

President Donald Trump's second-term agenda includes a sweeping fraud offensive that targets health-care, pandemic-loan, SNAP and student-aid programs. Under the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Kash Patel introduced an FBI Most Wanted Fraudsters roster, the third official wanted list, and six fugitives have been seized across four continents, accounting for roughly $2 billion in alleged losses and nearly 4,000 days on the run.

Notable arrests include Emylee Thai in Vietnam for a $142 million Medicare scheme and Herbert Leon Kimble in the Philippines for a $1.2 billion telemedicine fraud. JD Vance, credited with authoring the list, joined Patel, Attorney General Todd Blanche and SBA chief Kelly Loeffler in Kansas City to bar 870,000 borrowers tied to $39 billion in suspected PPP and EIDL fraud from future loans. The White House Fraud Ledger reports $245.7 billion in estimated fraud uncovered since January 2025, with the Department of Health and Human Services and the SBA accounting for the bulk of the amounts. The effort is coordinated with the Department of Government Efficiency audit and House Oversight Chairman James Comer’s legislative subcommittee.