Deputy Attorney General James Cole

A RECORD: FRAUD RECOVERIES BY US JUSTICE DEPT. TOP $5.6 BILLION

 
December 31, 2011 (Washington D.C). The U.S. Department of Justice has recovered more than $5.6 billion in fraud proceeds in 2011 – the largest amount for any single year in the history of the department.
 
 This historic achievement represents an increase of more than 167 percent since 2008, and includes nearly $3.4 billion in civil fraud, as well as $2.2 billion in criminal fraud.

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