{"id":31793,"date":"2026-01-27T18:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/27\/rampant-attempts-to-defraud-troops-warrants-crack-down-advocates-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:53:47","slug":"rampant-attempts-to-defraud-troops-warrants-crack-down-advocates-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2026\/01\/27\/rampant-attempts-to-defraud-troops-warrants-crack-down-advocates-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Rampant attempts to defraud troops warrants crack down, advocates say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2025\/08\/28\/scammers-present-persistent-threat-to-troops-veterans-expert-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2025\/08\/28\/scammers-present-persistent-threat-to-troops-veterans-expert-warns\/\">defraud<\/a> service members, veterans and their families are so rampant that advocates are pushing for an entirely new approach to cracking down on predators and root causes, according to a recent congressional roundtable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an increasingly digital world in which it is easy to mask identity, lawmakers should ensure federal agencies \u201cdon\u2019t have a monopoly on enforcement,\u201d Rohit Chopra, director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/02\/13\/watchdog-agencys-closure-could-lead-to-more-military-financial-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/02\/13\/watchdog-agencys-closure-could-lead-to-more-military-financial-scams\/\">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau<\/a> from 2021 to 2025, said during the Jan. 21 House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee Democrats discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should be rethinking our enforcement strategy and policy approach,\u201d added Chopra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That might mean amending laws to give state attorneys general more enforcement authority in protecting troops and veterans, he said, and in many cases give private citizens the ability to pursue legal action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff at CFPB has been \u201cobliterated\u201d over the last year with the change in administrations, said Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe went through this whole thing with [the Department of Government Efficiency] to root out waste, fraud and abuse,\u201d Takano said. \u201cBut there\u2019s tremendous fraud being perpetrated, and we\u2019re not equipping our government to protect American citizens.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A federal judge in December blocked the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to defund the CFPB. Since its opening in 2011, it has returned $21 billion to consumers, according to Chopra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission received about 210,000 consumer fraud complaints from troops and their families, with losses totaling nearly $600 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chopra said the CFPB and the FTC haven\u2019t brought a single enforcement action over the past year related to violations of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2023\/02\/24\/troops-will-get-part-of-a-5m-settlement-in-alleged-title-loan-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/mil-money\/2023\/02\/24\/troops-will-get-part-of-a-5m-settlement-in-alleged-title-loan-scam\/\">Military Lending Act<\/a>, or abuses in the Veterans Affairs mortgage program or G.I. Bill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other things, the Military Lending Act puts a 36% cap on many consumer loan interest rates for active duty troops and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCFPB and the FTC have to be fully funded and staffed and doing their job,\u201d said Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of Paralyzed Veterans of America. \u201cBy the time a law comes out, people have already been victimized. CFPB is supposed to be out there ahead of that.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional scammers are reactionary, Villanueva added, and will quickly find a way around new laws and regulations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials at the CFPB and FTC did not respond to a request for comment as of publication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA Office of Inspector General investigates fraud schemes that damage VA programs and diminish services provided to veterans, caregivers and survivors, David Case, VA deputy inspector general, said during the roundtable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fiscal 2025, their investigators pursued 150 criminal fraud cases, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While job scams target anyone, military spouses may be especially vulnerable because of frequent moves, said Ally Armeson, executive director of Cybercrime Support Network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou become desperate, you\u2019re looking for any job. &#8230; You fall into a job scam.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suddenly, there\u2019s no job, and the spouse has paid money or lost information to a scammer, added Amerson, a veteran and military spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly challenging &#8230; to build a career as a military spouse and to find a profession that\u2019s compatible with the military lifestyle,\u201d said Eileen Huck, director of government relations for the National Military Family Association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huck added that some spouses are reeled in to multi-level marketing jobs, which may operate as illegal pyramid schemes. She also cited some used car dealers as entities that prey on young troops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re paying thousands on a credit card they\u2019re not prepared for,\u201d she said. \u201cThey don\u2019t always have the financial expertise or knowledge before taking on obligations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identity theft, romance scams, education scams, crypto scams and disability claims scams are among the many schemes that target the military community, advocates told lawmakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armeson said her organization has a recovery group that attempts to help victims who have lost money, but restitution \u2014 if any \u2014 can take years, and victims only get back a fraction of what they lost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The median amount victims have lost in crypto scams is $230,000, she said, citing organizational data. For romance scams, that number is $130,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the veteran community, meanwhile, select schools often make false promises to secure troops\u2019 guaranteed GI Bill money, said Will Hubbard, vice president for veterans and military policy at Veterans Education Success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven of the top 10 schools with the highest GI Bill money accrual have experienced high volumes of student complaints, he said, and even faced state law enforcement actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a systemic issue. We need to hit the root cause,\u201d Hubbard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tech companies should also be regulated, held accountable and forced to warn people about scams, said Gretchen Peters, founder and executive director of Alliance to Counter Crime Online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some social media platforms are able to detect individual scammers within about two weeks of setting up a new account, she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chopra said it has become easy to extract personal information about troops with social media and other platforms. 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