DOJ sets up task force targeting fraud from healthcare to markets

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The Department of Justice introduced an interagency task force Wednesday designed to bolster the federal government’s response to fraud schemes targeting vulnerable U.S. citizens.

The effort, launched via an executive order from President Trump, will combine resources from Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission to target crime in areas from healthcare to financial markets and digital currencies.

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