北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官办公室组建纳税人欺诈工作队TF2：多家联邦机构联手查处政府项目欺诈
美国司法部北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官办公室11月13日宣布，组建纳税人欺诈工作队（Taxpayer Fraud Task Force，TF2），联合多家联邦执法机构与各机构监察长办公室（OIG），调查和起诉针对纳税人资助项目与政府福利的欺诈行为。宣布地点在北卡罗来纳州 Raleigh，决定是在一次联邦机构领导层会议之后作出的，与会机构代表承诺共同打击欺诈、守护公共资源。
北卡罗来纳州东区联邦检察官 Ellis Boyle 表示，政府欺诈不是没有受害者的犯罪，被骗走的每一美元都是从出资的纳税人和真正需要这些项目的民众手中挪走的。他表示，TF2 将强化检察官、探员、分析师、审计人员与监察长之间已有的合作，更早识别欺诈手法、积极调查，并追究行为人的责任。
据该办公室介绍，TF2 汇集联邦检察官办公室、联邦调查机构以及多个机构与项目的监察长办公室，参与方的专业领域覆盖医疗、福利、住房、灾害救助、农业、小企业与税务等联邦项目。联邦调查局（FBI）北卡罗来纳州主管特别探员 Reid Davis、国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）Charlotte 外地办事处主管特别探员 Donald “Trey” Eakins、海军刑事调查局（NCIS）Carolinas 办事处主管特别探员 Kelly Parrish、卫生与公众服务部监察长 T. March Bell 与退伍军人事务部监察长 Cheryl L. Mason 分别表态支持这一安排。
该办公室称，其欺诈科最近新增了两名联邦检察官，未来几个月还将增补更多专注欺诈案件的检察官，处理北卡罗来纳州东区政府欺诈调查与起诉的能力将显著扩充。TF2 将增加欺诈线索移交、协调调查，并起诉针对联邦项目与纳税人福利的手法，在可能的情况下追回纳税人资金。
作为背景，司法部今年4月7日宣布成立国家欺诈执法司（National Fraud Enforcement Division，NFED），专门调查和起诉针对美国民众的欺诈行为；司法部的反欺诈工作同时配合由副总统万斯（JD Vance）主持的跨政府消除欺诈工作安排，目标是联邦福利项目中的欺诈、浪费与滥用。
Eastern District of North Carolina Forms Taxpayer Fraud Task Force TF2 to Combat Fraud Against Government Programs
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced on November 13 the formation of the Taxpayer Fraud Task Force (TF2), a new initiative bringing together federal law enforcement agencies and Offices of Inspector General (OIG) to investigate and prosecute fraud targeting taxpayer-funded programs and government benefits. The announcement was made in Raleigh, North Carolina, following a federal agency leadership meeting at which participating agencies pledged their commitment to combating fraud and safeguarding public resources.
U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle said government fraud is not a victimless crime, and that every dollar stolen through fraud is diverted from the taxpayers who fund the programs and the citizens who need them. He said TF2 will strengthen existing partnerships among prosecutors, agents, analysts, auditors and inspectors general to identify fraud schemes sooner, investigate them aggressively and hold offenders accountable.
According to the office, TF2 unites the U.S. Attorney's Office, federal investigative agencies and several agency and program inspectors general, drawing on oversight expertise across health care, benefits, housing, disaster relief, agriculture, small business and tax programs, among others. Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina; Donald “Trey” Eakins, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation's Charlotte Field Office; Kelly Parrish, Special Agent in Charge of the NCIS Carolinas Field Office; HHS Inspector General T. March Bell; and VA Inspector General Cheryl L. Mason each expressed support for the effort.
The office said it recently added two federal prosecutors to its Fraud Section and expects to add even more fraud-focused prosecutors in the coming months, significantly increasing its ability to pursue government fraud investigations and prosecutions throughout Eastern North Carolina. TF2 will increase fraud referrals, coordinate investigations and prosecute schemes targeting federal programs and taxpayer-funded benefits, recovering taxpayer dollars whenever possible.
As background, the Department of Justice announced on April 7 the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED), focused on investigating and prosecuting fraud against the American people. The Department's anti-fraud work also supports the whole-of-government Task Force to Eliminate Fraud chaired by Vice President JD Vance, aimed at fraud, waste and abuse within federal benefit programs.
来源：美国司法部
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