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DOJ Fraud Division Announces First-Week Actions in $340 Million Cases
The new division logged arrests, convictions and sentences in its first week, with individual cases ranging from $54,000 to over $100 million, officials said.
- On Friday, the Department of Justice's newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division announced a wave of arrests and sentences, targeting fraud schemes totaling over $340 million in taxpayer losses.
- Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General for Fraud Enforcement Colin McDonald launched the division on April 7 to centralize investigations into stolen taxpayer funds.
- Enforcement actions totaled over $340 million this past week, with individual cases ranging from $54,000 to over $100 million. "The National Fraud Enforcement Division is committed to prosecuting anyone who steals," McDonald said.
- Among the specific cases identified was the sentencing of Abdullahe Nur Jesow, a 65-year-old Minneapolis resident involved in a $250 million fraud scheme tied to "Feeding Our Future."
- Federal officials plan to expand efforts in the coming months, with prosecutors nationwide pursuing fraud involving Medicare, COVID-19 relief, and other taxpayer-funded initiatives.
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New DOJ fraud division thwarted $340M in benefit schemes during first week
The Department of Justice announced Friday that its National Fraud Enforcement Division thwarted fraud schemes totaling $340 million in taxpayer funds in its first week — with more than $10 millions already being paid back in restitution.
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