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012426 Tell Congress: Stop Trump From Gutting Fraud Enforcement
The Trump administration has diverted more than 25,000 federal agents away from investigating fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering to support his immigration enforcement agenda.
Senators Warren and Blumenthal warn that corporate criminals are being "let off the hook" while resources meant to protect Americans from predatory financial practices are gutted.
The scope is staggering:
FBI agents reassigned - Up to 40% in major field offices diverted from fraud cases to immigration enforcement
IRS investigators pulled - 1,700 criminal-investigation staff reassigned, compared to just 250 last summer
Public corruption decimated - DOJ's integrity section shrank from 36 lawyers to just 2
Cases abandoned - Financial fraud investigations stalled as key agents are reassigned
Diplomatic Security Service agents who investigate cross-border fraud and international corruption have been reassigned to ICE, while Homeland Security Investigations has reportedly shifted 90% of its workforce from complex global fraud cases to deportation operations.
Additionally, Trump's pardons have erased $1.3 billion in fines owed to victims and taxpayers.
The result: Americans are vulnerable to fraud schemes and market manipulation while corporate criminals operate with impunity.
In solidarity,
Action Collective