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Trump launches reward program for reporting fraud: 1% of recovered money
US President Donald Trump announced a program giving those who uncover fraud in public money 1% of the amounts recovered. The first award went to an influencer who investigated allegedly fake Somali-owned childcare centers in Minnesota.
US President Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office on Oct. 20 a new program that rewards citizens who uncover fraud and corruption involving taxpayer money with 1% of the funds the government recovers, with no upper limit.
"If you turn somebody in and you find $1 billion, we are giving a commission to that person of 1%. It's a lot of money," Trump said, adding that the program is open to all Americans, including journalists.
A controversial first award
The first award, $10,000, went to conservative influencer Nick Shirley for his 2025 investigation into allegedly fake Somali-owned childcare centers in Minnesota that allegedly collected millions of dollars in federal subsidies.
Tips are filed via fraud.gov. Trump said he would be "the arbitrator of all of these decisions" and that rewards would be paid immediately, without waiting for a conviction. Vice President JD Vance chairs the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which says it has found $260.7 billion in fraud and waste since January 2025, a figure news outlets say cannot be verified.
Compared with existing law
The US False Claims Act of 1863 gives whistleblowers 15% to 30% of money recovered in cases of fraud in federal contracts, but Vance said 99% of the fraud his task force finds is not covered by that law.
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