爱达荷州组建金融欺诈工作组：居民去年报告损失8870万美元、较2023年增75%
爱达荷州州府 Boise 位于 Ada 县。州长 Brad Little 10月26日宣布，责成州金融厅厅长 Salvador Cruz 于11月17日召集成立全州金融欺诈工作组，评估如何加强该州应对金融犯罪的能力。背景是居民报告的欺诈损失持续攀升：爱达荷州居民2025年向联邦调查局（FBI）报告的欺诈损失达8870万美元，较2023年增加75%。
工作组由副州长 Scott Bedke、新任联邦检察官 John Shirts 与 Cruz 共同领衔，成员包括执法人员、检察官、银行与信用合作社、长者权益倡导者、州机构与州议员。工作组将评估爱达荷州是否应采取更协调的应对方式，包括建立全州统一的欺诈报告收集系统，以及协调调查与起诉的模式。
官方数据显示，60岁及以上居民的报告损失从2024年到2025年翻了一倍多，达3740万美元，占全州报告损失的42%。目前爱达荷州没有统一的欺诈报告汇集渠道，也没有专门调查金融犯罪的全州单位；受害者可向 FBI、地方执法机关、金融机构或成人保护服务等不同渠道报告，调查与起诉一般由地方执法机关与县检察官负责，部分案件由联邦机构办理。
Little 在声明中说：「金融欺诈对爱达荷州家庭的威胁日益增长，我们必须确保现有系统有能力应对。我们要找出当前做法的缺口，确定爱达荷州可以采取哪些切实步骤，更好地保护居民，尤其是年长居民。」工作组的结论将在2027年立法会期开始前提交州长，内容包括全州欺诈报告的选项、协调调查与起诉的潜在模式，以及是否需要修法或追加资源。
Idaho Forms Financial Fraud Working Group as Reported Losses Hit $88.7 Million
Idaho Governor Brad Little announced on October 26 that he has directed Department of Finance Director Salvador Cruz to convene a statewide financial fraud working group on November 17 to assess how Idaho can strengthen its response to financial crime. Boise, the state capital, is in Ada County. Idahoans reported $88.7 million in fraud losses to the FBI in 2025, a 75 percent increase from 2023.
The Governor's Financial Fraud Working Group will be led by Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, newly appointed U.S. Attorney John Shirts and Director Cruz, and will include law enforcement, prosecutors, banks and credit unions, senior advocates, state agencies and legislators. It will evaluate whether Idaho should adopt a more coordinated approach, including a statewide system for collecting fraud reports and a coordinated model for investigating and prosecuting cases.
Reported losses among Idahoans aged 60 and older more than doubled from 2024 to 2025, reaching $37.4 million — 42 percent of all reported fraud losses statewide. Idaho currently has no central repository for fraud reports and no statewide unit dedicated to investigating financial crime; investigations and prosecutions are generally handled by local law enforcement and county prosecutors, with some cases pursued by federal agencies.
"Financial fraud is a growing threat to Idaho families, and we need to make sure our systems are equipped to respond," Little said. The working group's findings will be delivered to the Governor ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
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图片来源：图：爱达荷州议会大厦（Boise）。Quintin Soloviev 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Photo by Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
