The U.S. Department of the Treasury unveiled a new whistleblower program Tuesday, creating a centralized online portal that pays Americans to report fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations to federal authorities.
“Whistleblowers play a critical role in protecting the integrity of our financial system,” Bessent said in a statement obtained by Fox News. “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.”
Americans who submit tips leading to successful enforcement actions could receive between 10% and 30% of the total penalties recovered by the Departments of Treasury and Justice.
The new portal consolidates existing Treasury whistleblower programs into a single public hub, routing tips to the relevant enforcement bureau, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The program operates alongside the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a federal initiative established by President Trump via executive order earlier this year and led by Vice President JD Vance.
Bessent linked the initiative directly to the Feeding Our Futures scandal in Minnesota, in which state social service programs were exploited to funnel millions of dollars to ineligible recipients, including groups with ties to al Qaeda.
“We did it with the mafia, we have done it with all the cartels, and we’re doing it with the Somali fraudsters,” Bessent said in the public statement on the new website. “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.”
The Treasury said the program covers a broad range of financial crimes, from IRS fraud investigations and sanctions enforcement to financial institution reporting and criminal network disruption.
“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 added. “At Treasury, we follow the money.”
