1. FBI “Top 10 Most Wanted Fraudsters” Initiative
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- The FBI has launched a new “Top 10 Most Wanted Fraudsters” list.
- Purpose: identify and capture individuals accused of large-scale financial crimes (over $1 billion total).
- Includes:
- A Medicaid fraud case involving ~$30 million in false billing for children’s services.
- Description of international scam networks, including Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
- Claims of:
- Billions recovered
- Hundreds of arrests
- Rescue of trafficking victims tied to scam centers
- Emphasis:
- Fraud is presented as serious and harmful, not “victimless.”
- Public involvement is encouraged (tips to FBI).
2. Political Framing of Anti-Fraud Efforts
- The initiative is tied to:
- The Trump administration's broader focus on combating fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Highlights:
- Use of public exposure to help capture suspects.
- The idea that putting “faces” to fraud makes it more real to taxpayers.
3. Tax Policy and Economic Relief
Key Claims:
- $82 billion in tax relief
- 97% of tax filers received cuts
- Avoided a $5 trillion tax increase
- Benefits include:
- No tax on tips (7.5 million workers)
- No tax on overtime (29 million workers)
- Increased standard deduction
- Specialized savings accounts (“Trump accounts”)
Economic Impact:
- Projected GDP growth increases through 2028
- Emphasis that benefits primarily help:
- Working-class and middle-income Americans
4. Criminal Case: Iran Sanctions Violation
- Detailed report on:
- A California businessman (dual U.S.-Iran citizen) arrested.
- Allegations:
- Illegally exported U.S. computer technology to Iran
- Supplying military and nuclear programs
- Laundered millions and committed tax fraud
- Seizures include:
- A $35 million mansion
5. Immigration Policy Debate
New policy requiring some green card applicants to apply from abroad.
Administration View:
- Closes loopholes
- Restores intended immigration system structure
Criticism:
- Could:
- Separate families
- Disrupt jobs
- Create long delays
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
For decades, the FBI has had a top ten most
wanted list. Well, now there's a new list. It's the
FBI's Top ten most Wanted Fraudster's List. And if you've
ever wondered where your tax dollurs go or why government
fraud seems to keep making headlines, well, the FBI says
it's time to put some faces on the actual problem.
(00:22):
That's why the FBI Director Caspittel unveiled a brand new initiative,
the FBI's Top ten Most Wanted Fraudster's List, a public effort,
he said, to track down some of the most notorious
financial criminals accused of stealing more than a billion dollars
from American taxpayers now. The announcement came in Ohio alongside
(00:44):
senior Justice Department officials as federal authorities also revealed charges
against defendant's accused of running a massive medicaid fraud scheme
involving children services. Yeah they're not just stealing from us,
but they're actually stealing money that's supposed to be going
to children now. According to the federal prosecutors, the scheme
allegedly built taxpayers roughly thirty million for therapy services that
(01:08):
were medically unnecessary or never provided at all. The Director
of the FBI, Ptel, made it clear that this effort
is about changing the way the FBI goes after white
collar criminals now. One of the strongest lines from today's
announcement was Patel warning that these suspects are not harmless
(01:30):
paper pushers. They stole more than one billion. Patel said
as he launched the new list, I want you to
hear exactly what the FBI director had to say.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Operation Playground Therapy is what the FBI is here to
talk about today, as the Attorney General highlighted, literally tens
of millions of dollars that was supposed to go to
kids was stolen allegedly by individuals who worked in government
and the private sector and thought they could fleece Americans
and our treasure are children of the hard earned dollars,
(02:02):
the taxpayer dollars that we provide to support them in
their time of need.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Well, they got caught.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
And not only did they get caught, so many others
got caught. Just take a look at some of the
vehicles that are here as part of their ill gotten
gains and proceeds. They didn't just take the money they
paraded it around the country and thanks to this team,
here you are seeing what hard work, dedication to the
rule of law, and true unified effort across all fronts
when no one wants the credit and everyone wants to
(02:28):
just do the work. These are the results that we're
here to talk about today, importantly for the FBI, and
thanks to Vice President JD.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Vance's vision. He had an idea.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
He said, Hey, you guys have a top ten most
wanted list for all gang bangers, terrorists, narco traffickers, murderers
and rapists.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Around the world.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
How about we have a top ten list for most
wanted fraudsters. So, mister Vice President, thanks to your vision,
we're here to deliver and you see it here today.
It is live officially on the FBI website.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I want all.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Americans to take a look at these most wanted into
viduals and look at the amounts, the tens of millions
and billions of dollars in fraud that they have decimated
our societies from.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
We rely on you.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Our best form of information is the American public. Take
a look at this top ten most wanted. Let us
know any information. There is no bad piece of information.
The only bad piece of information is the one you
don't give us. So call one eight hundred, call FBI,
or go to FBI dot gov and help us apprehend
more fraudsters. The last thing I want to talk about
(03:31):
is the work of the FBI and the interagency isn't
just domestic. The fraudsters have created programs overseas that have
fleeced Americans of billions of dollars.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
The FBI has led that charge.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Against scam center compounds stood up in Southeast Asia and
the Middle East, freeing thousands of traffic workers. Just in
the last year, under the Trump Advance Administration and the
Fraud Initiative, we have captured and freed eight billion dollars
in fraud in scam centers that were stood up by
the CCP and other adversaries in places like Thailand and
Laos and Cambodia and the Middle East. And we're working
(04:03):
with our interagency and and partners across the world to
bring hundreds of individuals to justice. Just the other week
in the Middle East, in Dubai, we arrested three hundred
individuals responsible for.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Four billion dollars in fraud.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
They prey on our senior citizens here from overseas, and
this administration has made it abundantly clear there is no
distance we won't travel to make sure we apprehend each
and every one of these individuals.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
The FBI is leading the effort to scuttle these.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Stam centers permanently, to free the traffic workers, and most importantly,
to also secure our taxpayer dollars and make sure that
this eight billion in counting in scamsenter fraud that the
FBI is delivered on so far only continues to grow
and we're going.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
To keep doing it.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
I just want to thank the Attorney General, the interagency
partnerships here, state and local. I've said it over and
over again, the FBI's best partners are state and local
law enforcement, and they're here today and these are the results.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
So the FBI, under President Trump and Cash Hotel's leadership
message is simple. If America has a top ten list
for murderers or terrorists or cartel leaders and violent fugitives,
then the people accused of stealing massive amounts of money
from taxpayers, retirees, investors, and vulnerable Americans should face the
(05:15):
same level of scrutiny. Now, the new list includes alleged
fraudsters connected to investment scams, wire fraud schemes, cryptocurrency laundering operations,
healthcare fraud, and other sophisticated financial crimes. Among those featured
are individuals accused of targeting the elderly Americans, running international
(05:38):
fraud operations, and helping move illicit funds around the globe. Now,
what's especially significant is also the timing. The Trump administration
has spent months emphasizing waste, fraud and abuse across government programs.
The creation of this new FBI list fits directly into
that broader effort, and President Trump is repeatedly argued that
(06:00):
fraud against taxpayers is not a victimless crime and that
Americans deserve accountability when billions of dollars disappear through corruption,
through scams and abuse the public programs. Now, the White
House did not announce the list itself today, that move
aligns closely with the administration's a larger focus, they say,
on rooting out fraud and recovering taxpayer dollars and letting
(06:23):
the FBI do exactly what they do. It also is
putting the FBI front and center and betting that the
public attention will also work in helping find these people
on the most Wanted List. The bureau's traditional Top ten
most Wanted Fugitive lists has been one of the most
successful law enforcement tools in American history. The FBI reports
(06:44):
of the vast majority of fugitives who have appeared on
its famous top ten lists have ultimately been located or captured,
often after tips from ordinary citizens, And that's exactly why
the FBI director is hoping it will happen again on
the new list. By putting these alleged fraudsters front and center,
investigators hope someone recognizes a face, knows a location, or
(07:09):
provides the critical tip needed to make and arrest. And
there's another reason for this matter as well. For years,
Americans have heard about fraud and abstract terms billions here,
millions there, and it doesn't even seem anything real or
like an actual number. But when taxpayers see the actual
individuals that are accused of orchestrating these schemes, the scale
(07:30):
of the problem becomes much much more real and personal. So,
whether it's healthcare fraud or investment scams targeting seniors, the
cryptocurrency schemes, or international wire fraud operations, the FBI is
now signaling that in twenty twenty six, financial criminals are
now going to receive the same public attention that has
(07:52):
traditionally been reserved for violent fugitives. As Director Ptel's team
put it today, this is about bringing accountability to people
accused of stealing staggering amounts of money from hard working
American citizens and funds that were supposed to go and
help the elderly and the poor, as well as children.
The bottom line, the FBI just launched a brand new
(08:13):
most wanted lists, not for the murders, not for cartel bosses,
not for the terrorists, for fraudsters, And if the FBI
gets its way, some of the people accues of stealing
more than a billion dollars from Americans may soon find
themselves running out of places to hide. The media actually
hates conservatives and the values that we represent and the
(08:37):
bills and the policies that we get passed. Now you
would think that if you turned on the news, you
would hear exactly what I'm about to tell you, because
this is amazing news for all Americans. Like, not just
rich people or middle class or only Republicans. This is
for everyone. Almost every US tax file, we have now learned,
(09:02):
got a cut this year. That's right, coming to eighty
two billion dollars in relief the Treasury Department has announced. Now,
if you are in the media, you would think that
would be a lead story, right, Like, that doesn't get
any better than that. You have almost everybody that does
their taxes and they're getting relief. Why would you not
(09:23):
want to celebrate that moment, Because if you're in the media,
that means nearly every person who watches your show that
filed taxes received a tax cut, and eighty two billion
dollars in relief is something you should be excited about.
In fact, the data released on Tuesday show that ninety
seven percent of tax filers scored a cut courtesy of
(09:47):
the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was passed last year.
And that explains exactly why they don't want to celebrate
this moment, because that means that the One Big Beautiful
Bill actually work for the American people instead of working
to take more of your money, which is exactly what
the Democratic Party wants to do. Now, without the new law,
(10:08):
those taxpayers would have been hit with a ready a
five trillion dollar tax hike. Now let's just go back
to that number again. Without the new law, taxpayers would
have been hit with a five trillion dollar tax hike
from the expiration of Trump's landmark twenty seventeen law that
slash payments to the irs, according to the Treasury Department.
(10:30):
The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen sounded a triumphant note on
the outcome, saying, under President Trump, our federal tax code
and system reflects the American people's mandate to reject policies
that punish success with tax hikes and embrace those that
restore fairness, reward work, respect hard earned paychecks, and reignite
(10:52):
the American dream. The Treasury officials said filers making between
one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand who tapped the
new Brikins pocket and an average cut topping one two
hundred and fifty dollars now, while those with the incomes
between fifteen one hundred thousand grabbed more than eight hundred
and fifteen dollars on average. Now, what's even cooler than
(11:15):
the data I just gave you, is this the president
who really pushed hard for no tax on tips. We
now know just how many American workers that affected, and
how many of them put more money in their pocket
than ever before while going to work. It is now
more than seven and a half million hard working Americans.
(11:35):
They were able to claim that no tax on tips
break a key promise from the president's campaign. Another reason
why the media does not want to talk about this story.
We also know that it wiped an average of about
seven thousand dollars off their taxable income on average, some
even more than that. Now, we also know that over
(11:56):
twenty nine million filers deducted no ten tax on overtime pay.
Let me say that again, twenty nine million tax filers
deducted no tax on overtime. Now, these are really hard
working Americans that say, I'm going to work longer than
forty hours in a week. I'm going to work harder
(12:17):
than I've ever worked for my family. I'm going to
put my head down and make ends meet and try
to better myself. And so here we are, twenty nine
million filers. We're able to get the no tax on
overtime deduction. Here's what it did. In reality, it trimmed
an average of thirty one hundred dollars from their bills.
(12:38):
Three quarters earned under one hundred thousand dollars. So if
you think this is helping out the rich guy, you're wrong.
Ninety six percent also made below two hundred thousand, again
meaning these are really hard working people working longer than
forty hours in a week, and they deserve to keep
more of their hard earned money. Another reason why you
notice the media not touching this subject. Doubled standard deduction,
(13:02):
simplified life. We also have learned for one hundred and
twenty seven million tax filers, that is the equivalent of
ninety percent of all returns filed in this country. Treasury
officials believe the relief will swell further as stragglers with
extensions file their taxes as well. Now, all of this
data arrives as Americans feel the first full impact of
(13:24):
the sweeping tax cut overhaul that Republicans got through Congress
last year. The legislation included bigger breaks for seniors and families,
incentives to buy American made automobiles, and the setting up
of the Trump Accounts that will fundamentally change this country
with young people. The simple savings plans created by Trump's
(13:46):
new tax law was simple. It aimed to help families
put away more of their own money for their kids' futures. Now,
Treasury Department said Tuesday that more than five point five
million Trump accounts have already been opened, and one point
four million kids eligible for the pilot one thousand dollar
(14:07):
contributions have been opened. Eighty six percent, they say, are
tied to families that are earning less than two hundred
thousand dollars a year, which is exactly what the Trump
accounts were designed to do. We also know that the
One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a massive domestic policy package.
It was crammed with Trump's second term priorities, and it's working.
(14:28):
The House and Senate passed it in July of last year,
with every Democrat and two Republicans saying no to it.
The Senate majority leader John Thune South Dakota Republicans steered
it through the upper chamber on July one. Trump signed
that into law on July fourth. Now what's amazing is
if you look at the numbers and you look at
the growth effects, especially to lower marginal tax rates on
(14:52):
working class Americans. This allows them to have more for savings,
more for investments, and more for them to be able
to and expand their small businesses if they are growing them.
We also know that this information that we have from
Treasury estimates that all of This legislation, often called the OBBBA,
(15:13):
is increasing GDP by one point two percent in twenty
twenty six, one point four percent they expect in twenty
twenty seven, and one point five percent in twenty twenty eight.
That is incredible. So almost every US tax filer got
to cut this year, coming in an eighty two billion
in relief. That is something that every American should celebrate.
(15:37):
And when if you look at what the Democrats wanted
to do, that is where the real story is, and
that is what so many Americans should also be terrified of.
Is what Democrats say they'll do if they get back
control and power. They wanted you to pay a five
trillion dollar tax hike this tax season, that was their plan. Instead,
(16:02):
the Republicans said, no, Americans deserve more of their money,
while Democrats said, we want to take another five trillion
from the average American. Now, I hope you'll take everything
I just told you, and I hope you'll share it
wherever you can, because I promise you what I just
told you is not going to be reported on by
the media and they're not going to talk about just
(16:24):
how much money the Democratic Party wanted to take from
you either. Because most Americans when they hear that the
Democrats wanted five trillion more of your dollars in this
last tax year, they would say that's insane. Well, that's
exactly what their plan was, and that is what they
voted for. Every Democrat said no to giving you more
of your money back. So if you want to know
(16:46):
what the midterms are about, this is it right here.
And I promise you the president and other conservatives should
be running on this issue. We're going to start with
a very interesting story federal agents arresting a Newport Beach,
California businessman. It was happening all during a pre dawn
raid at his not home but mansion on Wednesday, and
(17:08):
they charged him with legally supplying US origin computer hardware
directly to Tehran and what was it being used for
in military and nuclear operations that according to federal prosecutors.
Jamsheed Gomi is a sixty three year old and a
dual citizen of Iran and the United States. He was
(17:30):
taken into custody during the FBI raid. The New York
Post has also reported now he's been charged with conspiracy
to violate the International Emergency Economy Powers Act and is
expected to make his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal
court in Santa Anna, California. Prosecutors are alleging that the
man not only sold computer hardware to the Iranian government
(17:53):
through a year long scheme designed to evade US sanctions,
earning millions of dollars in the process. Gomy is accused
of aiding our declared enemies by selling US origin computer
networking parts to Iran and earning millions of dollars in
violation of US sanctioned laws. That's what the US attorney
(18:13):
said in his statement. We will hold him accountable by
seeking an appropriate prison sentence and by seizing his assets,
including his thirty five million dollar Newport Beach mansion. Now,
dozens of federal agents and tactical gear gathered before dawn
at a nearby parking lot before traveling in a convoy
(18:33):
to the residents. Located within an exclusive gated community. Agents
surrounded the property and called for Gomy to come outside.
What's going on When occupant of the home asked, as
agents escorted Gomy's wife and two adult sons outside, as well.
Investigators carrying power tools and evidence boxes entered the residence
(18:54):
while an interpreter arrived to interview Gomy. After the interview,
Gomy emerged from the home and was taken into custody.
Now in addition to the sanctions related charges, authorities said
they are investigating Gomy for possible money laundering, tax evasion,
and other offenses. According to prosecutors, Gome generated more than
ten million annually through his computer business, while reporting no
(19:18):
more than twenty thousand in income to the Internal Revenue Service.
Federal investigators alleged that for more than a decade, Gomi
used a Tehran based computer networking company he found it
to obtain US networking equipment for customers in Iran and
violation of the US sanctions. Authorities say Gom arranged shipments
(19:39):
of more than two hundred and fifty tons of controlled
US technology and used his personal eBay and PayPal accounts
to make hundreds of additional purchases of computer networking equipment
that was ultimately shipped directly to Iran. Prosecutors also say
negotiated purchases directly with suppliers in Minnesota and Nebraska, routing
(20:02):
equipment at a front company in the UAE before it
was sent on to Iran. Authorities also led to use
freight forwarders and intermediaries in Dubai to conceal Iran as
the final destination, knowing that he was breaking the law.
According to the prosecutors, Gomi and his co conspirators referred
to Iran as the motherland in internal communications related to
(20:24):
the procurement of the equipment. The technology allegedly supplied by
Gomi was distributed to hundreds of Iranian companies and government entities,
many of which were already subject to US sanctions. Prosecutors
said a portion of the equipment was supplied to organized
connected individuals and Iran's nuclear in military programs as well,
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and that may be the most shocking part of all.
Gomi's most prominent asset was as more than fourteen thousand
square foot mansion. It was situated on a bluff overlooking
the Pacific Ocean. The property featured iron gates, multiple chandeliers,
and dual fountains at the entrance to impress anyone that
(21:05):
decided to come visit. The prosecutor said. The arrests demonstrated
the federal government's commitment to enforcing sanctions as the United
States continues military operations against Iran, and there is a
question that you should be asking how did this guy
get away with this for so long. What'll be clear,
the prior administration, the Biden administration, they didn't lift the
sanctions on Iran. They just deliberately chose not to enforce
(21:28):
the sanctions, allowing people like Gomi to do exactly what
he was doing. They literally looked the other way, hoping
that appeasement with Iran would work, and that meant saying, oh, no, no, no,
we have sanctions on Iran, but do they matter if
you're not enforcing them. We now know quote that our
nation's laws prohibit doing business with one of the world's
largest state sponsors of terrorism, and it must be enforced
(21:51):
and obeyed. Again, another example of the Trump administration actually
abiding by the laws while the radical left does everything
they can to help these individuals continue to do business
in the United States of America. It truly is amazing
that this individual was not caught sooner. If it wasn't
for the Trump administration, he'd probably still be doing business
(22:11):
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Another big story that I think is really important that
we also highlight right now is one that is connected
very much to the story I mentioned about the individual
from Iran, and that is Democrats now are seeking to
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Democrats on Apple Hill say they're going to move to
(24:02):
overturn the president's immigration policy changes now Trump's second term.
He said, I'm going to have a new rule that
could require many Green card applicants already living legally in
the United States to leave the country and complete their
applications from abroad. That according to report by The Hill,
and multiple national outlets have also confirmed the details. Now
(24:25):
the Democrats are losing their minds, saying the policy could
affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants currently working, studying, and
raising families in the United States of America now. For decades,
many legal immigrants have been able to apply for permanent
residency through a process known as adjustment of status, allowing
them to remain in the US while their green card
applications were reviewed. But the Trump administration said this has
(24:48):
become a massive loophole and the new guidance dramatically changes
that process. Under the policy, the applicants could now be
required to return to their home countries and complete the
process through a US consulate unless they can demonstrate what
the administration calls extraordinary circumstances. Now, the administration argues this
isn't a new law, but rather return to the original
(25:10):
intent of immigration status. Homeland Security officials say the temporary
visas were never intended to become an automatic pathway to
permanent residency, and that the new rules will make the
immigration system more orderly and also efficient. The administration is
also indicated that expectations may be available for individuals who
(25:32):
provide a significant economic benefit or serve the national interests. Well, Democrats,
you know what they're going to do. Stand up for
those that aren't American citizens before. They stand up for
American citizens every single time they can do it, and
that's exactly what they're doing now. They're calling this move
by the Trump administration disruptive and harmful and hurtful, and
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they argue it could separate families, disrupt careers, create uncertainty
firm employers, and forced legal immigrants, and to link the
overseas processing backlogs that can stretch for months or even years,
again making sure they put those from outside of America
ahead of you. Now, immigration advocates are also warning that
this will be a disaster, but again, look at the
(26:17):
open border process and what we've actually had in this country. Now,
the debate now centers on a larger question what should
legal immigration look like in America. Supporters of President Trump
who voted for him said it was very clear they
wanted to shut down the borders, they wanted an orderly program,
and they wanted to get illegal immigrants out of this country.
They wanted to stop rewarding people who were coming into
(26:39):
this country illegally with government benefits as well. And the
Trump policy says the administration is simply enforcing the immigration
laws that are already on the books and closing these
loopholes that encourage temporary visitors to remain permanently. Now Democrats
say no, we are going to go back to what
we had before that allowed for massive immigration into this country.
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to block the policy as well. Now, the outcome could
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applicants navigate the path to permanent residency in the United
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(27:23):
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For decades, the FBI has had a top ten most
wanted list. Well, now there's a new list. It's the
FBI's Top ten most Wanted Fraudster's List. And if you've
ever wondered where your tax dollurs go or why government
fraud seems to keep making headlines, well, the FBI says
it's time to put some faces on the actual problem.
(00:22):
That's why the FBI Director Caspittel unveiled a brand new initiative,
the FBI's Top ten Most Wanted Fraudster's List, a public effort,
he said, to track down some of the most notorious
financial criminals accused of stealing more than a billion dollars
from American taxpayers now. The announcement came in Ohio alongside
(00:44):
senior Justice Department officials as federal authorities also revealed charges
against defendant's accused of running a massive medicaid fraud scheme
involving children services. Yeah they're not just stealing from us,
but they're actually stealing money that's supposed to be going
to children now. According to the federal prosecutors, the scheme
allegedly built taxpayers roughly thirty million for therapy services that
(01:08):
were medically unnecessary or never provided at all. The Director
of the FBI, Ptel, made it clear that this effort
is about changing the way the FBI goes after white
collar criminals now. One of the strongest lines from today's
announcement was Patel warning that these suspects are not harmless
(01:30):
paper pushers. They stole more than one billion. Patel said
as he launched the new list, I want you to
hear exactly what the FBI director had to say.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Operation Playground Therapy is what the FBI is here to
talk about today, as the Attorney General highlighted, literally tens
of millions of dollars that was supposed to go to
kids was stolen allegedly by individuals who worked in government
and the private sector and thought they could fleece Americans
and our treasure are children of the hard earned dollars,
(02:02):
the taxpayer dollars that we provide to support them in
their time of need.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Well, they got caught.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
And not only did they get caught, so many others
got caught. Just take a look at some of the
vehicles that are here as part of their ill gotten
gains and proceeds. They didn't just take the money they
paraded it around the country and thanks to this team,
here you are seeing what hard work, dedication to the
rule of law, and true unified effort across all fronts
when no one wants the credit and everyone wants to
(02:28):
just do the work. These are the results that we're
here to talk about today, importantly for the FBI, and
thanks to Vice President JD.
Speaker 3 (02:35):
Vance's vision. He had an idea.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
He said, Hey, you guys have a top ten most
wanted list for all gang bangers, terrorists, narco traffickers, murderers
and rapists.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Around the world.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
How about we have a top ten list for most
wanted fraudsters. So, mister Vice President, thanks to your vision,
we're here to deliver and you see it here today.
It is live officially on the FBI website.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I want all.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
Americans to take a look at these most wanted into
viduals and look at the amounts, the tens of millions
and billions of dollars in fraud that they have decimated
our societies from.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
We rely on you.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Our best form of information is the American public. Take
a look at this top ten most wanted. Let us
know any information. There is no bad piece of information.
The only bad piece of information is the one you
don't give us. So call one eight hundred, call FBI,
or go to FBI dot gov and help us apprehend
more fraudsters. The last thing I want to talk about
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is the work of the FBI and the interagency isn't
just domestic. The fraudsters have created programs overseas that have
fleeced Americans of billions of dollars.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
The FBI has led that charge.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Against scam center compounds stood up in Southeast Asia and
the Middle East, freeing thousands of traffic workers. Just in
the last year, under the Trump Advance Administration and the
Fraud Initiative, we have captured and freed eight billion dollars
in fraud in scam centers that were stood up by
the CCP and other adversaries in places like Thailand and
Laos and Cambodia and the Middle East. And we're working
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with our interagency and and partners across the world to
bring hundreds of individuals to justice. Just the other week
in the Middle East, in Dubai, we arrested three hundred
individuals responsible for.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Four billion dollars in fraud.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
They prey on our senior citizens here from overseas, and
this administration has made it abundantly clear there is no
distance we won't travel to make sure we apprehend each
and every one of these individuals.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
The FBI is leading the effort to scuttle these.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Stam centers permanently, to free the traffic workers, and most importantly,
to also secure our taxpayer dollars and make sure that
this eight billion in counting in scamsenter fraud that the
FBI is delivered on so far only continues to grow
and we're going.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
To keep doing it.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
I just want to thank the Attorney General, the interagency
partnerships here, state and local. I've said it over and
over again, the FBI's best partners are state and local
law enforcement, and they're here today and these are the results.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
So the FBI, under President Trump and Cash Hotel's leadership
message is simple. If America has a top ten list
for murderers or terrorists or cartel leaders and violent fugitives,
then the people accused of stealing massive amounts of money
from taxpayers, retirees, investors, and vulnerable Americans should face the
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same level of scrutiny. Now, the new list includes alleged
fraudsters connected to investment scams, wire fraud schemes, cryptocurrency laundering operations,
healthcare fraud, and other sophisticated financial crimes. Among those featured
are individuals accused of targeting the elderly Americans, running international
(05:38):
fraud operations, and helping move illicit funds around the globe. Now,
what's especially significant is also the timing. The Trump administration
has spent months emphasizing waste, fraud and abuse across government programs.
The creation of this new FBI list fits directly into
that broader effort, and President Trump is repeatedly argued that
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fraud against taxpayers is not a victimless crime and that
Americans deserve accountability when billions of dollars disappear through corruption,
through scams and abuse the public programs. Now, the White
House did not announce the list itself today, that move
aligns closely with the administration's a larger focus, they say,
on rooting out fraud and recovering taxpayer dollars and letting
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the FBI do exactly what they do. It also is
putting the FBI front and center and betting that the
public attention will also work in helping find these people
on the most Wanted List. The bureau's traditional Top ten
most Wanted Fugitive lists has been one of the most
successful law enforcement tools in American history. The FBI reports
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of the vast majority of fugitives who have appeared on
its famous top ten lists have ultimately been located or captured,
often after tips from ordinary citizens, And that's exactly why
the FBI director is hoping it will happen again on
the new list. By putting these alleged fraudsters front and center,
investigators hope someone recognizes a face, knows a location, or
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provides the critical tip needed to make and arrest. And
there's another reason for this matter as well. For years,
Americans have heard about fraud and abstract terms billions here,
millions there, and it doesn't even seem anything real or
like an actual number. But when taxpayers see the actual
individuals that are accused of orchestrating these schemes, the scale
(07:30):
of the problem becomes much much more real and personal. So,
whether it's healthcare fraud or investment scams targeting seniors, the
cryptocurrency schemes, or international wire fraud operations, the FBI is
now signaling that in twenty twenty six, financial criminals are
now going to receive the same public attention that has
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traditionally been reserved for violent fugitives. As Director Ptel's team
put it today, this is about bringing accountability to people
accused of stealing staggering amounts of money from hard working
American citizens and funds that were supposed to go and
help the elderly and the poor, as well as children.
The bottom line, the FBI just launched a brand new
(08:13):
most wanted lists, not for the murders, not for cartel bosses,
not for the terrorists, for fraudsters, And if the FBI
gets its way, some of the people accues of stealing
more than a billion dollars from Americans may soon find
themselves running out of places to hide. The media actually
hates conservatives and the values that we represent and the
(08:37):
bills and the policies that we get passed. Now you
would think that if you turned on the news, you
would hear exactly what I'm about to tell you, because
this is amazing news for all Americans. Like, not just
rich people or middle class or only Republicans. This is
for everyone. Almost every US tax file, we have now learned,
(09:02):
got a cut this year. That's right, coming to eighty
two billion dollars in relief the Treasury Department has announced. Now,
if you are in the media, you would think that
would be a lead story, right, Like, that doesn't get
any better than that. You have almost everybody that does
their taxes and they're getting relief. Why would you not
(09:23):
want to celebrate that moment, Because if you're in the media,
that means nearly every person who watches your show that
filed taxes received a tax cut, and eighty two billion
dollars in relief is something you should be excited about.
In fact, the data released on Tuesday show that ninety
seven percent of tax filers scored a cut courtesy of
(09:47):
the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was passed last year.
And that explains exactly why they don't want to celebrate
this moment, because that means that the One Big Beautiful
Bill actually work for the American people instead of working
to take more of your money, which is exactly what
the Democratic Party wants to do. Now, without the new law,
(10:08):
those taxpayers would have been hit with a ready a
five trillion dollar tax hike. Now let's just go back
to that number again. Without the new law, taxpayers would
have been hit with a five trillion dollar tax hike
from the expiration of Trump's landmark twenty seventeen law that
slash payments to the irs, according to the Treasury Department.
(10:30):
The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessen sounded a triumphant note on
the outcome, saying, under President Trump, our federal tax code
and system reflects the American people's mandate to reject policies
that punish success with tax hikes and embrace those that
restore fairness, reward work, respect hard earned paychecks, and reignite
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the American dream. The Treasury officials said filers making between
one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand who tapped the
new Brikins pocket and an average cut topping one two
hundred and fifty dollars now, while those with the incomes
between fifteen one hundred thousand grabbed more than eight hundred
and fifteen dollars on average. Now, what's even cooler than
(11:15):
the data I just gave you, is this the president
who really pushed hard for no tax on tips. We
now know just how many American workers that affected, and
how many of them put more money in their pocket
than ever before while going to work. It is now
more than seven and a half million hard working Americans.
(11:35):
They were able to claim that no tax on tips
break a key promise from the president's campaign. Another reason
why the media does not want to talk about this story.
We also know that it wiped an average of about
seven thousand dollars off their taxable income on average, some
even more than that. Now, we also know that over
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twenty nine million filers deducted no ten tax on overtime pay.
Let me say that again, twenty nine million tax filers
deducted no tax on overtime. Now, these are really hard
working Americans that say, I'm going to work longer than
forty hours in a week. I'm going to work harder
(12:17):
than I've ever worked for my family. I'm going to
put my head down and make ends meet and try
to better myself. And so here we are, twenty nine
million filers. We're able to get the no tax on
overtime deduction. Here's what it did. In reality, it trimmed
an average of thirty one hundred dollars from their bills.
(12:38):
Three quarters earned under one hundred thousand dollars. So if
you think this is helping out the rich guy, you're wrong.
Ninety six percent also made below two hundred thousand, again
meaning these are really hard working people working longer than
forty hours in a week, and they deserve to keep
more of their hard earned money. Another reason why you
notice the media not touching this subject. Doubled standard deduction,
(13:02):
simplified life. We also have learned for one hundred and
twenty seven million tax filers, that is the equivalent of
ninety percent of all returns filed in this country. Treasury
officials believe the relief will swell further as stragglers with
extensions file their taxes as well. Now, all of this
data arrives as Americans feel the first full impact of
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the sweeping tax cut overhaul that Republicans got through Congress
last year. The legislation included bigger breaks for seniors and families,
incentives to buy American made automobiles, and the setting up
of the Trump Accounts that will fundamentally change this country
with young people. The simple savings plans created by Trump's
(13:46):
new tax law was simple. It aimed to help families
put away more of their own money for their kids' futures. Now,
Treasury Department said Tuesday that more than five point five
million Trump accounts have already been opened, and one point
four million kids eligible for the pilot one thousand dollar
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contributions have been opened. Eighty six percent, they say, are
tied to families that are earning less than two hundred
thousand dollars a year, which is exactly what the Trump
accounts were designed to do. We also know that the
One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a massive domestic policy package.
It was crammed with Trump's second term priorities, and it's working.
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The House and Senate passed it in July of last year,
with every Democrat and two Republicans saying no to it.
The Senate majority leader John Thune South Dakota Republicans steered
it through the upper chamber on July one. Trump signed
that into law on July fourth. Now what's amazing is
if you look at the numbers and you look at
the growth effects, especially to lower marginal tax rates on
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working class Americans. This allows them to have more for savings,
more for investments, and more for them to be able
to and expand their small businesses if they are growing them.
We also know that this information that we have from
Treasury estimates that all of This legislation, often called the OBBBA,
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is increasing GDP by one point two percent in twenty
twenty six, one point four percent they expect in twenty
twenty seven, and one point five percent in twenty twenty eight.
That is incredible. So almost every US tax filer got
to cut this year, coming in an eighty two billion
in relief. That is something that every American should celebrate.
(15:37):
And when if you look at what the Democrats wanted
to do, that is where the real story is, and
that is what so many Americans should also be terrified of.
Is what Democrats say they'll do if they get back
control and power. They wanted you to pay a five
trillion dollar tax hike this tax season, that was their plan. Instead,
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the Republicans said, no, Americans deserve more of their money,
while Democrats said, we want to take another five trillion
from the average American. Now, I hope you'll take everything
I just told you, and I hope you'll share it
wherever you can, because I promise you what I just
told you is not going to be reported on by
the media and they're not going to talk about just
(16:24):
how much money the Democratic Party wanted to take from
you either. Because most Americans when they hear that the
Democrats wanted five trillion more of your dollars in this
last tax year, they would say that's insane. Well, that's
exactly what their plan was, and that is what they
voted for. Every Democrat said no to giving you more
of your money back. So if you want to know
(16:46):
what the midterms are about, this is it right here.
And I promise you the president and other conservatives should
be running on this issue. We're going to start with
a very interesting story federal agents arresting a Newport Beach,
California businessman. It was happening all during a pre dawn
raid at his not home but mansion on Wednesday, and
(17:08):
they charged him with legally supplying US origin computer hardware
directly to Tehran and what was it being used for
in military and nuclear operations that according to federal prosecutors.
Jamsheed Gomi is a sixty three year old and a
dual citizen of Iran and the United States. He was
(17:30):
taken into custody during the FBI raid. The New York
Post has also reported now he's been charged with conspiracy
to violate the International Emergency Economy Powers Act and is
expected to make his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal
court in Santa Anna, California. Prosecutors are alleging that the
man not only sold computer hardware to the Iranian government
(17:53):
through a year long scheme designed to evade US sanctions,
earning millions of dollars in the process. Gomy is accused
of aiding our declared enemies by selling US origin computer
networking parts to Iran and earning millions of dollars in
violation of US sanctioned laws. That's what the US attorney
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said in his statement. We will hold him accountable by
seeking an appropriate prison sentence and by seizing his assets,
including his thirty five million dollar Newport Beach mansion. Now,
dozens of federal agents and tactical gear gathered before dawn
at a nearby parking lot before traveling in a convoy
(18:33):
to the residents. Located within an exclusive gated community. Agents
surrounded the property and called for Gomy to come outside.
What's going on When occupant of the home asked, as
agents escorted Gomy's wife and two adult sons outside, as well.
Investigators carrying power tools and evidence boxes entered the residence
(18:54):
while an interpreter arrived to interview Gomy. After the interview,
Gomy emerged from the home and was taken into custody.
Now in addition to the sanctions related charges, authorities said
they are investigating Gomy for possible money laundering, tax evasion,
and other offenses. According to prosecutors, Gome generated more than
ten million annually through his computer business, while reporting no
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more than twenty thousand in income to the Internal Revenue Service.
Federal investigators alleged that for more than a decade, Gomi
used a Tehran based computer networking company he found it
to obtain US networking equipment for customers in Iran and
violation of the US sanctions. Authorities say Gom arranged shipments
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of more than two hundred and fifty tons of controlled
US technology and used his personal eBay and PayPal accounts
to make hundreds of additional purchases of computer networking equipment
that was ultimately shipped directly to Iran. Prosecutors also say
negotiated purchases directly with suppliers in Minnesota and Nebraska, routing
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equipment at a front company in the UAE before it
was sent on to Iran. Authorities also led to use
freight forwarders and intermediaries in Dubai to conceal Iran as
the final destination, knowing that he was breaking the law.
According to the prosecutors, Gomi and his co conspirators referred
to Iran as the motherland in internal communications related to
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the procurement of the equipment. The technology allegedly supplied by
Gomi was distributed to hundreds of Iranian companies and government entities,
many of which were already subject to US sanctions. Prosecutors
said a portion of the equipment was supplied to organized
connected individuals and Iran's nuclear in military programs as well,
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and that may be the most shocking part of all.
Gomi's most prominent asset was as more than fourteen thousand
square foot mansion. It was situated on a bluff overlooking
the Pacific Ocean. The property featured iron gates, multiple chandeliers,
and dual fountains at the entrance to impress anyone that
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decided to come visit. The prosecutor said. The arrests demonstrated
the federal government's commitment to enforcing sanctions as the United
States continues military operations against Iran, and there is a
question that you should be asking how did this guy
get away with this for so long. What'll be clear,
the prior administration, the Biden administration, they didn't lift the
sanctions on Iran. They just deliberately chose not to enforce
(21:28):
the sanctions, allowing people like Gomi to do exactly what
he was doing. They literally looked the other way, hoping
that appeasement with Iran would work, and that meant saying, oh, no, no, no,
we have sanctions on Iran, but do they matter if
you're not enforcing them. We now know quote that our
nation's laws prohibit doing business with one of the world's
largest state sponsors of terrorism, and it must be enforced
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and obeyed. Again, another example of the Trump administration actually
abiding by the laws while the radical left does everything
they can to help these individuals continue to do business
in the United States of America. It truly is amazing
that this individual was not caught sooner. If it wasn't
for the Trump administration, he'd probably still be doing business
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Another big story that I think is really important that
we also highlight right now is one that is connected
very much to the story I mentioned about the individual
from Iran, and that is Democrats now are seeking to
undo Donald Trump's tough new policy on green card holders.
Democrats on Apple Hill say they're going to move to
(24:02):
overturn the president's immigration policy changes now Trump's second term.
He said, I'm going to have a new rule that
could require many Green card applicants already living legally in
the United States to leave the country and complete their
applications from abroad. That according to report by The Hill,
and multiple national outlets have also confirmed the details. Now
(24:25):
the Democrats are losing their minds, saying the policy could
affect hundreds of thousands of immigrants currently working, studying, and
raising families in the United States of America now. For decades,
many legal immigrants have been able to apply for permanent
residency through a process known as adjustment of status, allowing
them to remain in the US while their green card
applications were reviewed. But the Trump administration said this has
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become a massive loophole and the new guidance dramatically changes
that process. Under the policy, the applicants could now be
required to return to their home countries and complete the
process through a US consulate unless they can demonstrate what
the administration calls extraordinary circumstances. Now, the administration argues this
isn't a new law, but rather return to the original
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intent of immigration status. Homeland Security officials say the temporary
visas were never intended to become an automatic pathway to
permanent residency, and that the new rules will make the
immigration system more orderly and also efficient. The administration is
also indicated that expectations may be available for individuals who
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provide a significant economic benefit or serve the national interests. Well, Democrats,
you know what they're going to do. Stand up for
those that aren't American citizens before. They stand up for
American citizens every single time they can do it, and
that's exactly what they're doing now. They're calling this move
by the Trump administration disruptive and harmful and hurtful, and
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they argue it could separate families, disrupt careers, create uncertainty
firm employers, and forced legal immigrants, and to link the
overseas processing backlogs that can stretch for months or even years,
again making sure they put those from outside of America
ahead of you. Now, immigration advocates are also warning that
this will be a disaster, but again, look at the
(26:17):
open border process and what we've actually had in this country. Now,
the debate now centers on a larger question what should
legal immigration look like in America. Supporters of President Trump
who voted for him said it was very clear they
wanted to shut down the borders, they wanted an orderly program,
and they wanted to get illegal immigrants out of this country.
They wanted to stop rewarding people who were coming into
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this country illegally with government benefits as well. And the
Trump policy says the administration is simply enforcing the immigration
laws that are already on the books and closing these
loopholes that encourage temporary visitors to remain permanently. Now Democrats
say no, we are going to go back to what
we had before that allowed for massive immigration into this country.
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Democrats are now pushing this as a election your issue,
and they're also saying they're going to have legal challenges
to block the policy as well. Now, the outcome could
determine literally how hundreds of thousands of future Green card
applicants navigate the path to permanent residency in the United
States of America, and once again the Democratic Party making
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it clear we stand for legal immigrants and those from
outside the United States of America before we stand up
for Americans and what Americans want and or believe on
the issue. And that's exactly why this is going to
be a major election year issue. Make sure you share
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