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DOJ Annouces ‘Unprecedented Fraud Enforcement,’ Cites Data-Sharing Agreements with States

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DOJ Annouces ‘Unprecedented Fraud Enforcement,’ Cites Data-Sharing Agreements with States The U.S. Justice Department announced unprecedented fraud enforcement on Thursday, citing new federal partnerships with seven southern states aimed at combating and eliminating fraud. The partnerships include the FBI, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies, as well as state and federal attorneys in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. These states have entered into data-sharing agreements with the federal government, allowing the Fraud Division to access corporate registration and public benefits data, which it will use to more efficiently detect fraud. In an accompanying press conference , Colin McDonald, the assistant attorney general for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, stressed the importance of the partnership in eliminating fraud. “These partnerships are critical to solving our nationwide fraud epidemic. Frauds

First report: Trio of fraud cases cost taxpayers $27M in North Carolina — mdjonline.com, 11d