National Fraud Enforcement Division
Coverage of National Fraud Enforcement Division in the Nexus archive.
- FBI captures $1.2B Medicare fraud fugitive in Philippines, second arrest from Most Wanted Fraudsters list
The FBI arrested Herbert Leon Kimble, a fugitive accused of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Medicare fraud scheme, in the Philippines. Kimble became the second suspect captured from the FBI's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list, following the arrest of Said Abdullahi Ereg. Both cases are part of the Justice Department's efforts to combat healthcare fraud under Vice President J.D. Vance's anti-fraud task force.
- Vance demands Justice Department probe of Minnesota officials as White House presses 'war on fraud'
Vice President JD Vance has asked the Justice Department to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison over alleged failures to address social services fraud. The request, tied to a White House-led 'war on fraud,' cites a House Oversight Committee report and highlights concerns about political motivations in the Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division.
- National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Healthcare Fraud Unit Secures Six Trial Convictions Involving over $1.1 Billion in Fraud In Under Three Weeks: Convictions Span five Federal Districts & six Distinct Categories of Healthcare Fraud
The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division’s Healthcare Fraud Unit secured six trial convictions involving over $1.1 billion in fraud in under three weeks. The convictions spanned five federal districts and six categories of healthcare fraud, with trials held in Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, and Nashville.
- Three School Employees from Mississippi and Missouri Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $400,000 in Department of Education Funds
Two former school superintendents and a schoolteacher from Mississippi and Missouri were sentenced for embezzling nearly $400,000 from the Department of Education. The prosecution was conducted by President Trump's National Fraud Enforcement Division.
- This Week in Fraud: The Fraud Division Announced Expansion of Midwest Task Force and Authorization to Hire 15 New Medicaid Prosecutors, an Unprecedented Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, and a $2 Billion Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme
The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced expansion of its Midwest Task Force with authorization to hire 15 new Medicaid prosecutors. The division also highlighted an unprecedented Minnesota health care fraud takedown and a $2 billion telemedicine health care fraud scheme investigation.
- WATCH: Bondi successor reveals shocking number of fraud cases with eye-popping taxpayer theft
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ is investigating over 8,000 fraud cases worth $1 trillion in potential taxpayer theft. He emphasized collaboration with Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud task force, while noting Trump's influence over DOJ investigations.