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Treasury Secretary Bessent Pushes a Crackdown on Fraud

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says fraud-fighting strategies launched in Minnesota will be start of national efforts

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds lost to fraud, adding on Jan. 9 in a call with reporters while in the Twin Cities that the Trump administration is launching a series of steps to root out fraud and hold fraudsters accountable.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent vows to leave 'no stone unturned' in Minnesota fraud probe

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3 takeaways from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Minnesota visit

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Treasury Secretary announces initiatives to further investigate Minnesota fraud

The administration continues to ramp up its response to the massive social services fraud in Minnesota, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent enumerating steps his department is taking to prevent simi...

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Minnesota is 'ground zero' for fraud, US treasury secretary says

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US Treasury probes money transfer firms, banks amid Minnesota fraud scandal, Bessent says

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Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.

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Bessent calls Minnesota ‘genesis’ of nationwide rollout for anti-fraud protocols

The Treasury is one of many federal entities that sent personnel to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to investigate the alleged fraud.

Bessent says Minnesota fraud recovery could help fund Trump’s $1.5T defense plan

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's proposed defense spending boost could be funded by recovering money from welfare fraud investigations.

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Scott Bessent boosts tracking of Minnesota overseas bank transfers to halt ‘unchecked fraud’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that his department is tightening international bank-reporting rules for two Minnesota counties to fight what he called “egregious unchecked

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Bessent says Trump may decide on Fed before or after Davos meet

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he anticipates that President Donald Trump decides on a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this month.

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Bessent says stronger U.S. growth hinges on more Fed rate cuts - report

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will say Thursday that the domestic economy could grow faster if the Federal Reserve continues to lower interest rates.

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US Treasury's Bessent says Rieder not yet interviewed for top Fed job, decision likely this month

BlackRock's chief bond investment manager, Rick Rieder, has not been interviewed yet by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Federal Reserve top job, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday,