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    Colin McDonald

    Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Department of Justice

    Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Department of Justice

    Background

    Colin McDonald is the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.

    He was sworn in on April 1, 2026, and has served in multiple Justice Department roles since 2014.

    About U.S. Department of Justice

    U.S. Department of Justice: U.S.

    Key facts

    Current title
    Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Divisionsource
    Sworn in
    April 1, 2026, as the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Divisionsource
    Prior Justice Department roles
    Served in multiple roles within the Department of Justice since 2014, including Associate Deputy Attorney General, Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California, and Special Attorney to the Attorney General in the District of Hawaiisource
    Nomination
    On January 28, 2026, Trump announced that he would nominate McDonald as the assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcementsource

    WYDE coverage of Colin McDonald

    WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Colin McDonald, from Feb 28, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026. Colin McDonald is a named leader in 4 stories. The most recent is The Justice Department Charges 17 Southeast Fraud Cases Worth More Than $350 Million.

    Food Policy

    The Justice Department Charges 17 Southeast Fraud Cases Worth More Than $350 Million

    The new National Fraud Enforcement Division announced 17 cases across seven states on July 30, including a nearly $20 million food-stamp scheme run through a single Miami store, and stood up federal-state anti-fraud task forces.

    Jul 31, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    AI

    Four Men Used ChatGPT to Fake Records in a $2.2 Million Minnesota Medicaid Fraud

    Four Twin Cities men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota's Housing Stabilization Services program of $2.2 million and used ChatGPT to fabricate records, part of a burgeoning trend of AI-assisted health care fraud the Justice Department is now tracking.

    Jul 27, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Legal

    A DOJ Trade Fraud Task Force Says It Has Recovered More Than $1 Billion in a Year

    The Justice Department's Trade Fraud Task Force says it has topped $1 billion in recoveries less than a year after launching, though about half came from a single aluminum tariff-evasion settlement in a case dating back to 2011.

    Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Government & Fraud

    DOJ Fraud Section Hits Record $16 Billion in Tracked Losses as Federal Crackdown Accelerates

    The DOJ fraud section tracked $16 billion in intended losses in 2025, a record. A patent examiner paid $500K. Governor Walz testifies March 4 on $9 billion in Minnesota fraud.

    Feb 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Reported alongside Colin McDonald

    Sources

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