May 15, 05:55 PM

Trump Administration Orders FBI to Reassign 45% of Agents to Immigration; DOJ Updates White-Collar Crime Policies Including Health Care Fraud

The Trump administration has directed the FBI to reprioritize its investigative focus, shifting significant resources away from white-collar crime toward immigration enforcement. According to multiple reports and a memo obtained by NBC News, approximately 45% of FBI agents in the 25 largest field offices are now assigned full-time to immigration-related duties. This reallocation is expected to reduce attention on counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and fraud investigations. Concurrently, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced updated policies and priorities for white-collar crime enforcement. The DOJ’s new guidance emphasizes focusing on the most egregious offenses and includes revisions to corporate enforcement policies, prosecutorial guidance, and the corporate criminal whistleblower awards pilot program. The updated DOJ approach also highlights health care fraud as a key enforcement area and encourages companies to self-disclose criminal conduct. Legal experts have noted that these changes represent a new era in white-collar enforcement, with clearer incentives and more restrained penalties for corporations. Overall, the DOJ’s updated policies aim to refine enforcement priorities while the FBI reallocates personnel to address immigration enforcement more aggressively.

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