The Criminal Fraud Section now boasts its largest staff ever (200 lawyers), following the November 2025 absorption of the Criminal Division's Consumer Protection Branch. This isn't just administrative ...

January 30, 2026 - On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division's Fraud Section released its annual Year in Review for 2025 (2025 Report). The Fraud Section prosecutes ...

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American financial institutions face an escalating challenge: criminals are systematically weaponizing US bank accounts to move, disguise and launder illicit funds. Over the past five years, evidence ...

The Justice Department charged 15 people in alleged $90 million Minnesota fraud schemes as Feeding Our Future founder Aimee ...

Our 2024 fraud look-back article documented Jian Wen’s conviction for assisting her then-boss, Yadi Zhang (known as, “the goddess of wealth”), in laundering money obtained from an extensive investment ...

The 'scam economy' keeps growing, as fraudsters steal money through wire transfers, gift cards, payment apps and cryptocurrency.

For the safety of users and developers, Apple's App Store blocked over $2.2 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2025.

WalletHub ranked Florida as the most vulnerable state to identity theft and fraud due to weak protections and high complaint rates. Florida logged 528 identity-theft complaints and 2,163 fraud ...

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