FINANCIAL FRAUD
ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE
Recovery Act Fraud Working Group
John Terzaken, Assistant Chief
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
National Criminal Enforcement Section
(202) 307-0719 / [email protected]
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ORGANIZATION
• Working Group Co-chairs
– Lanny Breuer, AAG Criminal Division
– Christine Varney, AAG Antitrust Division
– Earl Devaney, Chairman, Recovery Accountability and
Transparency Board
– Jim McPherson, Executive Director, National Association of
Attorneys General
• The Working Group is responsible for
coordinating a comprehensive national strategy to
combat Recovery Act fraud and to prevent and
deter abuse from occurring in the first place.
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APPROACH
Prevention
Coordination
EFFECTIVE
DETERRENCE
Enforcement
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RECOVERY ACT FRAUD?
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RECOVERY ACT FRAUD?
Distribution of the $787 billion
in Recovery Act funds:
$288B
$275B
$224B
Tax Benefits
Contracts, Grants, Loans
Entitlements
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PREVENTION
• Training
Number of Sessions Number of Participants Hours of Training Provided
Grand
Total
506
51,255
95,510
• Audits
• Do Not Pay / Excluded Parties Lists
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COORDINATION
• Regional, State & Local Working Groups
– E.D. Pa.
– Massachusetts
• IG ARRA Working Group
• NPFTF Structure
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ENFORCEMENT
Criminal
Administrative
Civil
USE US AS A RESOURCE
John Terzaken, Assistant Chief
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
National Criminal Enforcement Section
(202) 307-0719 / [email protected]
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