爱达荷州去年诈骗损失近8900万美元 州长组建金融诈骗工作组11月17日首会
爱达荷州埃达县博伊西市消息，州长布拉德·利特尔10月26日宣布组建全州金融诈骗工作组，定于11月17日首次开会，商讨如何更好地保护爱达荷居民、尤其是老年人免受金融诈骗侵害。通报援引联邦调查局的数据称，爱达荷居民去年上报的诈骗损失接近8900万美元，比2023年上升75%，其中60岁及以上居民的损失超过3700万美元。目前爱达荷州没有统一的诈骗报案系统，也没有专门的全州金融犯罪调查单位。工作组将由副州长斯科特·贝德克、联邦检察官约翰·舍茨和州金融局局长萨尔瓦多·克鲁兹共同牵头，探讨改进报案、调查和起诉的办法，并争取在2027年立法会期前提出建议。州政府表示，工作组的重点是让受害者报案更顺畅、让执法部门的调查更有力，具体建议以工作组后续公布为准。
Idaho Reported Nearly $89 Million in Fraud Losses Last Year; Governor Forms Financial Fraud Working Group to Meet First on November 17
Boise, Ada County, Idaho — Governor Brad Little announced on October 26 the formation of a statewide financial fraud working group, which will meet for the first time on November 17 to discuss how to better protect Idaho residents, especially seniors, from financial fraud. Citing FBI figures, the announcement said Idahoans reported nearly $89 million in fraud losses last year, up 75% from 2023, with residents aged 60 and older accounting for more than $37 million of the losses. Idaho currently has no centralized system for reporting fraud and no dedicated statewide financial crime investigation unit.
The working group will be led by Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke, U.S. Attorney John Shirts and Idaho Department of Finance Director Salvador Cruz. It will explore ways to improve reporting, investigations and prosecutions, and aims to deliver recommendations ahead of the 2027 legislative session. The governor's office said the focus is to make reporting smoother for victims and investigations stronger for law enforcement, with specific recommendations to be announced by the working group.
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