Eight months after the Trump Administration announced the establishment of a whole-of-government National Fraud Enforcement Division, many in the legal and compliance community are still left speculating about its purpose and scope of enforcement authority.
On Aug. 18, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule formally establishing the Fraud Division and reiterating its stated purpose: to investigate and prosecute “fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs.” The final rule, which took effect Aug. 24, concludes the Fraud Division’s months-long implementation process that began in January, when the White House first announced the creation of the Fraud Division.
