Objective 2.1: Protect the Federal Fisc and the American Taxpayer from Fraud

DOJ estimates that approximately 3 to 10 percent of all federal health care expenditures are fraudulent, equating to up to $530 billion per year in fraudulent spending. Protecting the public fisc and the American taxpayer from fraud and civil lawsuits against individuals who perpetrate such fraud is a priority for the Department. DOJ faces complex, multi-jurisdictional schemes involving health care fraud, other federal program fraud, procurement fraud, trade fraud designed to deprive the United States of lawfully owed revenue, environmental fraud against the government, and violations of the nation’s tax laws. The Department will employ a whole-of-government approach, including the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, the National Fraud Enforcement Division, and when appropriate, parallel investigations with federal and state law enforcement agencies, including the states’ Medicaid Fraud Control Units. To keep up with the pace of fraud cases, DOJ will require increased resources, new strategies, and expanded use of data analytics. When losses to the public do occur, DOJ will use all criminal and civil tools at our disposal to restrain and recover lost taxpayer funds. 

Strategies to Achieve Objective 2.1

• Employ a whole-of-government approach 
• Grow the Department’s capacity to detect and prosecute fraud
• Recoup stolen or fraudulently obtained government funds 

Key Performance Indicators 

• Percent of federal criminal fraud against the government defendants’ cases favorably resolved 
• Percent of civil fraud cases favorably resolved 

Enterprise Risk Themes

Fraud and Organized Crime • Technology Investment & Modernization • Data Collection, Management, and Analysis Limitations

Participating Components: CIV, CRM, ENRD, FBI, FRD, USAO/EOUSA