REVEALED: DOJ has over 8,000 ACTIVE fraud investigations open

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed on Tuesday that there are currently over 8,000 fraud cases underway at the Department of Justice, which he said represents only "a fraction of the fraud ripping off our country."

"Every day, Department of Justice investigators and prosecutors work to punish those who commit fraud," Blanche said, noting that his department has secured sentencing and convictions in three cases totalling over half a billion dollars in healthcare and Covid fraud. 

"Each of these cases represents countless hours of dedication from the prosecutors and the federal agents and local law enforcement who work them. The Department of Justice is holding criminals accountable for stealing over half a billion dollars from taxpayers and across our US, attorney's offices all over this country, we currently have over 8000 fraud matters underway."

"Unfortunately, as you've heard a lot about recently, because it's true, these cases represent a fraction of the fraud ripping off our country every day. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump, this department, working closely with the task force to eliminate fraud, is supercharging efforts to take down every fraudster and bring them to justice."

"Because of this administration's leadership, fraudsters, scammers, tax cheats, or anyone who lies to get rich off the generosity of the American people should be on notice." He said that while the department has a "storied history of combating fraud and bringing criminal actors to justice," the department "has never adopted a comprehensive and coordinated approach to investigating and prosecuting fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs.

"With over a trillion dollars at stake every single year, threatened by increasingly sophisticated and opportunistic fraudsters, the time for this comprehensive and coordinated approach is now."