Assistant AG for National Fraud Enforcement Addresses State AGs: ‘Come Join Us in the Nationwide Fight Against Fraud’

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MCDONALD: “50 days ago today — 50 days ago today, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division at the Department of Justice. And today, 50 days later, the Fraud Division has announced 450 — 450 major fraud events occurring across the country, from charges to convictions to sentences. We are off to a rapid start to protect you, the American taxpayer, and ensure that your dollars stay where they belong, and that is in your pocket. When an individual’s money is stolen, that individual takes it personally and does everything they can to recover their money. This task force, under the vice president’s leadership, we are here to take it personally every time someone decides to rob the United States of their money. We are here to take it personally when someone decides to take money from a program designed to give money, food, health care to the needy, the sick, and the elderly.”