Compliance implications of the National Fraud Enforcement Division

James Koukios spoke to Compliance Week about the Justice Department's (DOJ) newly-established National Fraud Enforcement Division and the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC), which are meant to identify "the most harmful actors defrauding federal government programs" and investigate and prosecute “fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs."

James said the creation of the Fraud Division and the NFDC means the DOJ has “a more centralized and nationalized effort to pursue fraud allegations." In addition to more interagency coordination, the Fraud Division’s will leverage data analytics and forensic accounting to detect and prosecute fraud cases, which could serve as effective enforcement tools going forward, he said.

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