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DOJ Orders Every U.S. Attorney Office To Detail Prosecutor To New Fraud Unit
The Department of Justice ordered each U.S. attorney's office to assign a prosecutor to a new national fraud unit.
In a recent memo, DOJ said the move aims to coordinate prosecutions and bolster investigations into economic and corporate fraud across the country. Each office must detail one prosecutor to work with the new national division, the memo said.
The directive was shared on social platforms, including CBS News' Facebook page, which helped spread word to the public. More reporting is expected as news outlets and local U.S. attorney offices seek the memo's full text and implementation details.
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đ Key Facts
- Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald directed all U.S. attorneys' offices to detail one local prosecutor to support the National Fraud Enforcement Division.
- Beginning July 1, those prosecutors are not to be assigned new work or cases without prior approval from the fraud division.
- DOJ simultaneously invited applications for $300 million in grants to hire temporary local prosecutors as special assistant U.S. attorneys focused on public benefit fraud involving people living in the U.S. illegally.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the new division will consolidate multiple criminal fraud offices and may accept criminal referrals from the White House.
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April 23, 2026