Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division released Directive 26-13, outlining a new comprehensive approach to fighting fraud.
Why it matters. The new directive will enhance the Fraud Division's ability to preempt, disrupt, and prosecute fraud schemes, impacting corporations and individuals who defraud the public fisc.
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division) today released Directive 26-13, outlining the Division’s comprehensive approach in the fight against fraud.
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald Issues Memorandum on the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Comprehensive Approach in the Fight Against Fraud
The Government Accountability Office recently estimated that the federal government loses between $233 billion to $521 billion annually to fraud — with other models showing even higher annual losses.
Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division) today released Directive 26-13
This directive also requires Division prosecutors to deploy early, pre‑indictment asset seizures and digital‑infrastructure takedowns to halt fraud schemes and freeze assets in real time.
