Client Alert | August 20, 2026
This new division––the National Fraud Enforcement Division or Fraud Division––represents the first significant new DOJ component since the creation of the National Security Division in 2006, and it will have lasting effect on federal criminal law enforcement.
When Vice President J.D. Vance announced the creation of a new, dedicated anti-fraud office in January 2026, commentators immediately raised a series of questions about the intent, scope, and authority of the then-inchoate office. On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule laying to rest many of those questions and officially conferring authority on this new prosecuting office, the National Fraud Enforcement Division. The Fraud Division represents the first significant new DOJ component since the creation of the…
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