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Fraud is a concept that has been in the criminal justice system forever.  Google defines it as an intentional deception used to gain an unfair advantage or benefit, often involving financial gains.  How does the Department of Justice prosecute fraud?  Below is a non exhaustive list of charges that the DOJ can bring. The FBI…

As discussed in our prior blogs, the Department of Justice has already been prosecuting cases of larger-scale, outright PPP fraud.  In August 2022, President Biden signed two bills into law that give the Department of Justice and other federal agencies more time to investigate and prosecute Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) cases.…

On May 17, 2021, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force. On March 10, 2022, Garland announced Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers as the Director For Covid-19 Fraud Enforcement. In August, 2022, President Biden signed laws that give the Department of Justice and other federal agencies…