Todd Blanche

Vance, DOJ Launch Nationwide SNAP Fraud Crackdown on 40

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DOJ SNAP fraud crackdown press conference with JD Vance and Todd Blanche announcing EBT fraud charges

The SNAP fraud crackdown DOJ officials announced Wednesday represents the first nationwide enforcement surge against Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fraud in the program’s history, with more than 40 defendants charged and nearly $45 million in alleged intended losses since September 1, according to the Justice Department. Vice President JD Vance and Attorney General Todd Blanche … Read more

DOJ Won’t Reopen Powell Probe Over Fed Renovation Costs

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Federal Reserve building in Washington during Powell probe Fed renovation review

The Justice Department will not reopen the Powell probe Fed renovation criminal investigation, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday, closing a chapter that had kept former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell under a legal cloud months after he stepped down as chair. Blanche told Bloomberg News that prosecutors are not reviving the case, after the … Read more