Vice President Vance claims $7B fraud in California, surpassing Minnesota’s figures

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Vice President JD Vance said the fraud uncovered in California dwarfs the fraud in Minnesota, claiming that the Small Business Administration found $7 billion in fraudulent payments in the Golden State.

“I think we have a fraud problem that is much worse in California than it is in Minnesota,” Vance said during an interview on NewsMax.

Vance shared that he learned this information from Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler.

“I think she’s found probably half a billion dollars of fraud in Minneapolis and the broader Minnesota area,” Vance said.

“I think she’s found $7 billion in fraud in California,” Vance continued.

For weeks, conservative influencers such as Nick Shirley and Benny Johnson have been teasing their plan to unveil alleged fraud occurring in California.

Johnson first teased the alleged fraud on January 6 in a X post where he listed a laundry list of allegations including $24 billion on fake homelessness programs, $18 billion on high-speed rails, $32 billion in COVID relief stolen and $2.5 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

“Democrats are panicking because exposure like this ends political careers. We saw it with Tim Walz. Newsom is next,” Johnson wrote on X.

Johnson has yet to release a video unpacking the allegations.

Meanwhile, Shirley, who harpooned the Trump administration’s attention to allegations of fraud in Minnesota, testified before Congress that the fraud in California may be worse than Minnesota.

The National News Desk reached out to the Small Business Administration for further information regarding the $7 billion in fraud in California.