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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 22, Issue 2 - (Winter 2005/2006)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.09.06

  • "FMSHRC in 2005: The Year In Review," Author: Tim Biddle.
  • "Mining Companies Go Public On The AIM," Co-Authors: Paul Finlan, Mitchell Rabinowitz, and Neil Sitron.
  • "The International Cyanide Management Code – It’s Not an Oxymoron," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.09.26

DOJ Establishes National Fraud Enforcement Division

On April 7, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This new division will be dedicated to the centralized, coordinated investigation and prosecution of fraud against taxpayer dollars and taxpayer-funded programs. AAG Blanche acknowledged that, while DOJ has a “storied history of combatting fraud,” DOJ has “never adopted a comprehensive and coordinated approach to investigating and prosecuting fraud against taxpayer dollars and tax-payer funded programs.” The NFED was created to close that gap with its core mission being to “zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars.”...