Fraud Section
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The Fraud Section is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that investigates and prosecutes complex financial and corporate fraud, including securities, health care, and foreign bribery offenses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fraud Section canonical | 1 |
| Fraud Section of the Criminal Division | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the U.S. Department of Justice
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federal law enforcement component ⓘ prosecutorial unit ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
corporate and accounting fraud
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financial institution fraud ⓘ foreign bribery and corruption ⓘ government program fraud ⓘ health care fraud and abuse ⓘ securities and investment fraud ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Office of the Inspector General
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ
surface form:
Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ other U.S. Attorney’s Offices ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employer |
federal criminal investigators
ⓘ
federal prosecutors ⓘ |
| goal |
combat international corruption and bribery
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deter corporate and securities fraud ⓘ protect U.S. government programs from fraud ⓘ protect integrity of financial markets ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | federal criminal statutes of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Criminal Division
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
|
| partOf |
Criminal Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
|
| responsibility |
enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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investigation of complex financial fraud ⓘ investigation of corporate fraud ⓘ investigation of foreign bribery offenses ⓘ investigation of health care fraud ⓘ investigation of securities fraud ⓘ prosecution of complex financial fraud ⓘ prosecution of corporate fraud ⓘ prosecution of foreign bribery offenses ⓘ prosecution of health care fraud ⓘ prosecution of securities fraud ⓘ |
| sectorFocus |
financial services industry
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government contractors ⓘ health care industry ⓘ publicly traded companies ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeHandled |
complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud schemes
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cross-border bribery and corruption schemes ⓘ large-scale corporate misconduct ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fraud Section of the Criminal Division