Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- US President Donald Trump has launched a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP), offering financial rewards to individuals who provide information that helps federal authorities uncover fraud. Announced at the White House on October 20, the initiative aims to strengthen investigations into alleged abuses of government assistance programs, healthcare funding, childcare services and other taxpayer-supported initiatives.

The program will allow American citizens and journalists to report suspected fraud through the federal governments reporting system at Fraud.gov. The administration hopes financial incentives will encourage people with firsthand knowledge of fraudulent activities to come forward and ...