DOJ Deploys 500 Prosecutors to Stop Fraud Against Government Programs

Trump's Fraud Division takes the gloves off in fight against foreign nationals, others

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division has now released its first comprehensive enforcement strategy.Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald circulated the memo on Thursday to all Fraud Division personnel, highlighting five focus areas: public trust, health care fraud, internal revenue scams, global trade subversion, and corporate misconduct.‘For too long, lax oversight allowed bad actors — often foreign nationals — to ex…

Trump’s Fraud Division takes the gloves off in fight against foreign nationals, others

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division has now released its first comprehensive enforcement strategy. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald circulated the memo on Thursday to all Fraud Division personnel, highlighting five focus areas: public trust, health care fraud, internal revenue scams, global trade subversion, and corporate misconduct. ‘For too long, lax oversight allowed bad...

DOJ Deploys 500 Prosecutors to Stop Fraud Against Government Programs

The Department of Justice’s National Fraud Enforcement Division, which was created earlier this year, will have about 500 attorneys by Aug. 24 and will continue growing after that, according to a memo released Thursday (Aug. 13). In the memo about the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s enforcement priorities, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald said that the Government Accountability Office estimated that the federal government loses…