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The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, established earlier this year under President Trump and championed by Vice President JD Vance, is struggling to produce new cases amid an internal turf war, recruitment shortfalls, and White House dissatisfaction with its output.
The Justice Department’s new fraud chief highlighted a previously completed case at a gathering last month where officials announced what they called “record fraud enforcement actions,” according to The Wall Street Journal. The episode illustrates questions about how the administration’s new fraud effort is producing and presenting cases.
The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division, established earlier this year under President Trump and championed by Vice President JD Vance, is struggling to produce new cases amid an internal turf war, recruitment shortfalls, and White House dissatisfaction with its output.