The Justice Department has a message for fraudsters or would-be fraudsters across the U.S.: We're prosecuting people like you every day, as our efforts keep expanding into new regions of the country. AdvertisementThat was the gist of Assistant Attorney General of the National Fraud Enforcement Division, Colin M. McDonald's welcoming remarks to "new enforcement partnerships" during a press conference at the 2026 Federal–State Fraud Partnership Conference – Southeast in Columbia, hosted by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, in Columbia on Thursday. AdvertisementYou can read more about the Southeastern U.S. fraud cases the Fraud Division announced on Thursday here:The announcement today is a series of significant fraud enforcement actions across the Southeastern U.S., the product of robust federal-state partnerships with Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. “Defeating the fraud epidemic in… pic.twitter.com/cy0RPZTzy3 — National Fraud Enforcement Division (@DOJFraudDiv) July 30, 2026Recently, we've been hearing a lot about Vice President JD Vance's fraud task force uncovering Medicare fraudsters. They submitted false information to secure nearly $2.2 million in loans for multiple businesses that had no employees.