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2025 DOJ Fraud Section Year in Review: Sustained High-Impact Enforcement, Organizational Expansion, and Priorities for 2026
Womble Bond Dickinson – The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its 2025 Year in Review, highlighting a historic year of white-collar enforcement. The Section achieved record-setting results, including the largest health care fraud takedown in DOJ history (with over $14.6 billion in alleged intended losses), 15 corporate enforcement actions (including the first corporate indictments in over 15 years), charges against 265 individuals, 25 trials, and total global resolutions exceeding $1 billion. This reflects sustained aggressive enforcement and a significant expansion in scope and resources.