PRESSER: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces new federal unit to tackle taxpayer fraud [mnHrdM8bKJY]

#montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered his first public remarks Tuesday afternoon following the firing of former Attorney General Pam Bondi, using the moment to highlight an aggressive new federal push to combat fraud. Blanche opened by praising Bondi’s tenure, calling her “a great patriot to this country” and crediting her with helping make “our streets safer” through efforts targeting violent crime, drug cartels and systemic reform at the Department of Justice. The focus of his remarks quickly turned to fraud enforcement, which Blanche described as a growing national crisis costing taxpayers billions. “The Department of Justice is holding criminals accountable for stealing over half a billion dollars from taxpayers,” he said, pointing to multiple major cases resolved just this week alone, including healthcare and COVID-19 fraud schemes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. According to Blanche, those cases represent only a fraction of the problem. “We currently have over 8,000 fraud matters underway,” he said, warning that “these cases represent a fraction of the fraud ripping off our country every day.” FULL STORY: Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Latest local news and weather: Latest Weather Forecast: Download our App: Share Your Photos and Videos: Send us News Tips: [email protected] Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions.

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