Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action

Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action

Aug 23, 2023 - 10:30 AM (EST)

Justice Department: YouTube Video Announcement

• …there were some in the United States and abroad who exploited the crisis to engage in benefit fraud to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars according to recent data.

• …bring fraudsters to Justice and to return stolen funds to taxpayers.

• …our investigative Partners collaborated on a cross-country coveted fraud enforcement sweep.

• …during this 3 month sweep we undertook more than 700 enforcement actions involving more than 830 million dollars in fraud…

• …we will seek judicial orders requiring convicted defendants to pay back every stolen dollar and we've got 20 years to realize those recoveries.

Lots more in the video!

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnkDu-O8pNc