President Signs Executive Order Creating Fraud Task Force, Continuing Recent Expansion of Fraud Enforcement Agenda

Since January 2026, President Donald Trump and his Administration have made several significant announcements detailing the administration’s fraud enforcement agenda. Most recently, on Monday, March 16, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), “Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud,” focused on benefits fraud within “Federal benefit programs, including programs administered jointly with State, local, tribal, and territorial partners.”…
By: Mayer Brown