EXCLUSIVE Trump considers criminal charges for USAID staff after DOGE uncovered wild 'abuse'

Daily Mail UK ^ | March 5, 2025 | JON MICHAEL RAASCH,

[Morgana]

Federal workers at USAID could find themselves behind bars for fraud after DOGE uncovered a massive spending scandal at the program, DailyMail.com has learned

Pete Marocco, deputy administrator-designate at USAID, provided the House Foreign Affairs Committee with a briefing on Capitol Hill Wednesday while discussing the review of foreign aid implemented by President Donald Trump.

Moracco told the committee he is considering sending criminal recommendations to the Justice Department regarding actions within USAID being exposed by Elon Musk's DOGE.

'Apparently, there's still judicial action that has even come out as late as this morning,' Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, who was in the meeting, told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.

'They intend to refer USAID officials to DOJ,' he shared, noting how fraud 'is a criminal act.'

The Republican shared that Marocco left open the possibility that both USAID workers and grant recipients could be recommended for crimes.

'If they are detecting outright fraud, not just bad programs, not just ignoble programs, not just programs that don't support the national interest of the United States, if they're finding fraud, then, absolutely' the wrongdoers should be prosecuted, Rep. Self said.

[Maudeen]

It is a travesty how the judiciary is trying to thwart the President’s actions to save this country from itself.

[Carry_Okie]

Federal workers at USAID could find themselves behind bars for fraud after DOGE uncovered a massive spending scandal at the program

I hope they do the same at EPA.

[Bikkuri]

Considering that it is felony theft of over 150,000,000 Americans (taxpayers), that should be worth several lifetimes of each and every thief involved.

[HighSierra5]

What would the law do if you got a traffic ticket and didn’t pay it. No one is above the law. Remember? Book em Dano!

[quantim]

And start with with Jen Psaki’s sister. She’ll squeal like a stuck pig.

[doc maverick]

LOL!
I imagine there will be several squealers ready to make a deal!

[Jane Long]

Don’t consider it, Mr President.....do it!

[NFHale]

Don’t consider it…. DO IT.

[Navy Patriot]

EXCLUSIVE Trump considers criminal charges for USAID staff after DOGE uncovered wild 'abuse'

Yes, Please!

[Nifty]

I can only wish.

[Pearfect]

AGREED , PROSECUTE THESE CRIMINALS WHO STOLE FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

[coloradan]

“No one is above the law!” sure vanished rapidly from the airwaves.

[pepsi_junkie]

The bureaucracy needs a reset, so some examples of the price of corruption need to start being set.

[SpaceBar]

There is no ‘waste’. It’s all theft.

[sit-rep]

About friggin time... Now let’s see it happen...

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Finally. Some people MUST go to prison. The government has been printing money hand over fist to pay bills and is AGAIN robbing the American people via higher inflation and subsequently higher taxation because of the now higher item price.

[hal ogen]

Charge the sociopathic government losers. Give them the MAX penalty. What disgusting pathetic criminals.

[NoLibZone]

Bondi will never allow this.

[dfwgator]

Less talking, more arresting.