President Donald Trump’s campaign against fraud is expanding with a new Treasury Department website that could financially reward Americans for helping the government uncover illicit financial activity.
The online hub brings Treasury’s whistleblower resources together in one place, directing users to the proper channels for reporting suspected fraud, money laundering, tax violations and sanctions evasion.
“Whistleblowers play a critical role in protecting the integrity of our financial system,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News Digital, which first reported the rollout.
“Today, on National Whistleblower Day, Treasury launched a new webpage that brings our whistleblower programs together in one place, making it easier to find information and navigate the reporting process,” Bessent added.
The site connects potential whistleblowers with programs administered by the Internal Revenue Service, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other Treasury bureaus.
Depending on the program and the outcome of a resulting enforcement action, eligible whistleblowers could receive a portion of the money recovered by the federal government.
The IRS says qualifying informants generally may receive between 15% and 30% of proceeds collected using their information. Under FinCEN’s developing program, eligible tips involving certain money-laundering or sanctions violations could produce awards of between 10% and 30% when they lead to successful Treasury or Justice Department enforcement actions resulting in more than $1 million in penalties.
FinCEN is currently accepting tips, although the bureau says it will begin processing and paying awards after regulations implementing the program are finalized. Those regulations were proposed in April. FinCEN says its program covers potential violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Trading With the Enemy Act and the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.
Those laws allow the federal government to pursue cases involving money laundering, terrorist financing, narcotics networks and sanctions evasion.
“The more details you provide, the more helpful your submission could be to investigators,” FinCEN advises potential whistleblowers. Useful information can include the identities of those involved, a description of the alleged violations, supporting documentation and the amount of money at issue.
Individuals may also submit certain FinCEN tips anonymously, according to the agency.
The expanded website represents the latest component of the administration’s wider campaign to track money moving through suspected fraud networks and recover misused taxpayer dollars.
“Fighting fraud is a core national security and taxpayer protection mission for Treasury,” a department spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“Secretary Bessent has directed the Department to modernize its tools, strengthen partnerships with financial institutions and law enforcement, and aggressively pursue those who steal from the American people,” the spokesperson continued. “Treasury is committed to preventing fraud before it occurs, disrupting criminal networks that exploit government programs, and holding bad actors accountable.”
Trump formally created the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in March and placed Vice President JD Vance in charge. The Treasury and Justice departments are among the federal agencies participating in the government-wide effort.
The task force is charged with strengthening eligibility checks, creating controls capable of stopping suspicious payments before they are made and improving data sharing among federal, state and local authorities.
“My Administration will use all available resources and authorities to fight fraud, close loopholes, enforce eligibility rules, and protect benefits for eligible Americans,” Trump declared in the executive order establishing the task force.
The White House has described the campaign as a “full-scale war on fraud.” In a May progress report, the administration said its actions included investigations into $6.3 billion in suspected fraudulent government contracts and the referral of 562,000 allegedly fraudulent or delinquent pandemic-era loans totaling $22 billion for collection. Those figures reflect administration claims outlined in its task-force update.
The administration’s push intensified after sweeping fraud investigations in Minnesota exposed weaknesses in federally funded benefit programs. Trump cited the Feeding Our Future case—which involved nearly $250 million intended to feed needy children—as a central example when creating the task force.
“President Trump has been clear that Americans have a right to know that their tax dollars are not being diverted to fund acts of global terror or to fund luxury cars for fraudsters,” Bessent said in a statement featured on the new Treasury website.
“At Treasury, we follow the money,” he continued. “We are going to offer whistleblower payments to anyone who wants to tell us the who, what, when, where and how this fraud and money laundering occurred.”
