Vance told a packed Bangor crowd that Maine is a 'bronze medalist' in fraud behind California and Minnesota It seems like every day we hear about a new billion-dollar scam. Or another network of fraudsters bilking unfathomable sums from government programs in states like Minnesota, California and Ohio. But outraged American taxpayers want more than rhetoric and white papers from Washington. They want action. Which is why the new mission led by Vice President JD Vance is so important.