“Frontline of Fraud: Preventing Scams Against Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families.”

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 10:00am ET to 12:00pm ET, in room 360 of the Cannon House Office Building, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs – Democrats hosted a roundtable discussion titled, "Frontline of Fraud: Preventing Scams Against Servicemembers, Veterans, and Their Families." During this roundtable they discussed fraud schemes that targeted veterans and their families, such as predatory lending, fraudulent benefit schemes like those carried out by illegal claims mills, pension poaching, and claims sharks, and other practices identified by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), like romance scams and multi-level marketing tactics.