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White House Unveils Public Fraud Ledger Mapping $230 Billion In Suspected Abuse

The White House launched the Fraud Ledger, a public interactive website mapping about $230 billion in suspected fraud uncovered since January 2025, on Thursday, August 13, 2026.[1]

The tracker lists roughly $122.9 billion tied to the Small Business Administration and $96.2 billion tied to the Department of Health and Human Services.[1] The administration says it has halted about $56 billion in fraudulent payments and carried out more than $55 billion in enforcement actions linked to those cases.[1]

Since January 2025 the ledger aggregates agency findings of possible improper payments and alleged fraud and publishes them in an interactive, publicly accessible format, the White House says.[1]

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  • On Thursday, August 13, 2026, the White House launched the Fraud Ledger, a public interactive fraud-tracking website.
  • The tracker reports about $230 billion in suspected fraud uncovered since January 2025, with $122.9 billion at SBA and $96.2 billion at HHS.
  • The administration says it has halted $56 billion in fraudulent payments and carried out more than $55 billion in enforcement actions tied to these cases.

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