Vance Task Force Uncovers $1.22 Billion in Suspected COVID Contract Fraud, Freezing 93% of Funds
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
Vance Task Force Uncovers $1.22 Billion in Suspected COVID Contract Fraud, Freezing 93% of Funds
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
Summary
$1.22 billion in suspected fraud was identified across five HHS COVID-era contracts, and GSA suspended contractor payments before about 93% of the money was distributed.
The review found emergency contracting for vaccines and other pandemic services continued after the COVID emergency ended in 2023, allowing contractors to keep using emergency terms long after the crisis.
$41 million more was also stopped under the same contracts, though officials said the findings are not yet tied to criminal charges against the contractors involved.
The case adds to a broader Trump administration anti-fraud push that says it has uncovered $245.7 billion since January; GSA had separately flagged more than $13 billion in suspected contractor fraud in late August.