COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report Fact Sheet

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The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) 2024 Report Fact Sheet. It states that since its inception in May 2021, CFETF members' work has resulted in more than 3,500 defendants charged with federal crimes, more than $1.4 billion in seizures and forfeiture orders to recover stolen CARES Act funds, and more than 400 civil settlements and judgments. It lists five prosecutorial COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces based in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida, a National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force, and a Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence. It calls for legislation to extend the statute of limitations for COVID-19 fraud-related offenses and the statutory authorization for the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a body of 20 federal Inspectors General.

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COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force
   2024 REPORT FACT SHEET

Since its inception in May 2021, members of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task
Force (CFETF) have used a full range of tools to hold accountable fraudsters and other
criminals who sought to exploit the government’s pandemic response for their
personal gain. This work has resulted in:

 More than 3,500 defendants charged with federal crimes.
 More than $1.4 billion in seizures and forfeiture orders to recover stolen CARES
Act funds.
 More than 400 civil settlements and judgments.

To achieve these results, CFETF members have built a comprehensive program to
identify fraud, recover assets, and hold wrongdoers accountable. This has included:

 Five prosecutorial COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces—based in
California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida—with dedicated funding
to pursue pandemic fraud.
 A first-of-its-kind National Unemployment Insurance Fraud Task Force that
leverages data from state workforce agencies and the Small Business
Administration to identify those who exploited pandemic relief programs.
 A Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence that creates sophisticated data
products designed to detect, deter, and stop pandemic fraud across multiple
government agencies.

But our work isn’t done. To continue CFETF’s essential mission—and to ensure that
COVID-19 fraudsters don’t get away with it—legislation is required. This includes:

 Extending the statute of limitations for all COVID-19 fraud-related offenses.
 Extending the statutory authorization for the Pandemic Response Accountability
Committee (PRAC), a body of 20 federal Inspectors General overseeing pandemic
relief spending.
 Adequately resourcing COVID-19 anti-fraud efforts, including data sharing, lead
development, criminal prosecutions, and asset recoveries.

To learn more, download CFETF’s 2024 Annual Report, available at justice.gov.

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