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Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force

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Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew W. Friedrich
Matthew W. Friedrich
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division

Welcome to the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force homepage. On September 8, 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales established the Task Force to deter, detect, and prosecute instances of fraud related to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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The Task Force will combat all types of fraud relating to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, with an initial emphasis on charity fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud, and procurement and government-benefit fraud.

The Task Force includes the Criminal Division, United States Attorneys' Offices, the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, federal Inspectors General, and various representatives of state and local law enforcement. The Task Force is coordinating on the federal, state, and local levels with law enforcement and with other entities involved in the relief and reconstruction effort.

This website will allow you to find current information on the work and progress of the Task Force.


Speeches and Testimony
02/13/2008 - Prepared Statement of David R. Dugas, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, United States Department of Justice, before the United States Sentencing Commission
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09/13/2006 - Former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales spoke at the Hurricane Katrina One-Year Anniversary Symposium.
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Attorney  General Alberto R. Gonzales Fraud Task Force Conference New Orleans, LouisianaOctober 20, 2005
Alberto R. Gonzales
Former Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General, and Alice S. Fisher, former Assistant Attorney General, at the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Speech by the Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, former Attorney General

Speech by Alice S. Fisher, former Assistant Attorney General


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