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Trump awards Utahn Nick Shirley $10,000 check under new anti-fraud reward program

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday cut a $10,000 check to Utahn Nick Shirley for his help uncovering fraud in Minnesota childcare centers under a new fraud reward program. The new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, announced in a White House press event on Tuesday, will allow whistleblowers in so…

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NOTUS
Trump Is Cutting Right-Wing YouTuber Nick Shirley a Check for His Minnesota Video (opens NOTUS)
Published Oct 20, 2026
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Shirley is receiving $10,000 as part of a new fraud tipline rewards program.
Deseret News
Trump awards Utahn Nick Shirley $10,000 check under new anti-fraud reward program (opens Deseret News)
Published Oct 20, 2026
Deseret News's feed description
President Donald Trump on Tuesday cut a $10,000 check to Utahn Nick Shirley for his help uncovering fraud in Minnesota childcare centers under a new fraud reward program. The new Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program, announced in a White House press event on Tuesday, will allow whistleblowers in so…
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Trump awards $10,000 to Nick Shirley for viral video on Minnesota daycares (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Oct 20, 2026
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The president awarded the money as he announced a new whistleblower program on federal fraud.
Conservative Daily News
Trump Gives Nick Shirley $10,000 as DOJ Launches Fraud Tip Program Paying Up to $30,000 (opens Conservative Daily News)
Published Oct 21, 2026
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by Rich Mitchell at CDN - The Trump administration launched a $25 million program that pays tipsters up to $30,000 for reporting fraud, handing the first $10,000 check to YouTuber Nick Shirley in the Oval Office.