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Newly Launched DOJ Fraud Division Stops $340M in Schemes During First Week, Agency Says
The new division reported arrests, convictions and sentences in cases ranging from $54,000 to more than $100 million, officials said.
- On Friday, the Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced enforcement actions against fraud schemes totaling more than $340 million in its first week of operations.
- Launched on April 7, 2026, the division centralizes fraud investigations across federal programs, with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald leading the effort.
- Among cases highlighted was the sentencing of Abdullahe Nur Jesow, a 65-year-old Minneapolis man involved in a $250 million fraud scheme tied to "Feeding Our Future," a child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual case losses ranged from $54,000 to over $100 million, including fraudulent Medicare billings. "The National Fraud Enforcement Division is committed to prosecuting anyone who steals from American taxpayers," McDonald said.
- Prosecutors nationwide continue investigating schemes spanning large-scale operations to individual scams, with the division expecting to expand efforts in the coming months as investigations proceed across the country.
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Authorities arrested five suspects in a $1.6-million COVID-19 scheme and took “enforcement action” in fraud cases totaling $340 million during the past week, the Department of Justice said April 17. The DOJ release highlights the work of federal prosecutors and the agency’s new fraud-focused unit. “The National Fraud Enforcement Division is committed to prosecuting anyone who steals from American taxpayers,” Colin McDonald, assistant attorney ge…
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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.
·New York, United States
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