DOJ Announces 8,000 Fraud Cases Underway, Coordinating with Anti-Fraud Task Force

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Department of Justice is aggressively pursuing fraud cases across the country.

Apr. 8, 2026 at 1:51am

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Department of Justice currently has over 8,000 fraud matters underway, and is working closely with the recently launched Task Force to Eliminate Fraud led by Vice President JD Vance. Blanche outlined the DOJ's efforts to hold criminals accountable for stealing over half a billion dollars from taxpayers, including recent guilty pleas and sentencings in major health care and COVID-19 fraud schemes.

Why it matters

The announcement highlights the Biden administration's focus on cracking down on fraud, which Vance has described as a 'massive, massive problem' that worsened under the previous administration. The DOJ's coordination with Vance's task force signals a whole-of-government approach to tackling fraud and recovering stolen funds from American taxpayers.

The details

Blanche said the 8,000 fraud matters underway represent just a fraction of the fraud 'ripping off our country every day.' He cited recent DOJ successes, including a criminal defendant sentenced and two additional guilty pleas this week in matters totaling over $500 million in health care and COVID-19 fraud. The anti-fraud task force has also led to the suspension of 221 hospice and home health providers in California over fraud suspicions.

  • On Tuesday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the DOJ's fraud caseload and coordination with the anti-fraud task force.
  • Since March 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has suspended 221 hospice and home health providers in California over fraud suspicions.
  • In the past week, the DOJ obtained a guilty plea in a $160 million health care enrollment fraud scheme and a sentencing in a $100 million COVID-19 fraud case.

The players

Todd Blanche

The Acting Attorney General of the United States, leading the Department of Justice's efforts to crack down on fraud.

JD Vance

The Vice President of the United States, who is leading the newly established Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.

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What they’re saying

“The Department of Justice is holding criminals accountable for stealing over half a billion dollars from taxpayers, and across our U.S. Attorney's offices all over this country, we currently have over 8,000 fraud matters underway.”

— Todd Blanche, Acting Attorney General

“A lot of the anti-fraud protections that existed in our government for a very long time were actually turned off by the Biden administration. So we think fraud has been a problem for a long time, it became a massive, massive problem under the Biden administration.”

— JD Vance, Vice President

What’s next

The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President Vance will continue to coordinate with the DOJ and other government agencies to identify and prosecute fraud cases across the country.

The takeaway

The Biden administration is making a concerted effort to crack down on widespread fraud that has cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, with the DOJ and a new anti-fraud task force working together to hold criminals accountable and recover stolen funds.