
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov.
In coordination with the Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr has directed U.S. Attorneys to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of COVID-19 fraud schemes. The NCDF Hotline can receive and enter complaints into a centralized system that can be accessed by all U.S. Attorneys, as well as Justice Department litigating and law enforcement components, to identify, investigate and prosecute fraud schemes. The NCDF coordinates complaints with 16 additional federal law enforcement agencies, as well as state Attorneys General and local authorities.
“Unfortunately, we have already seen examples in New Jersey of unscrupulous people trying to take advantage of this global pandemic to cheat frightened citizens and the government out of money,” U.S. Attorney Carpenito said. “Our mission to protect the public is as important now as ever, and we will investigate and prosecute these fraudsters with every resource we have.”
Some examples of these schemes include:
Individuals and businesses selling fake cures for COVID-19 online and engaging in other forms of fraud.
Phishing emails from entities posing as the World Health Organization or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Malicious websites and apps that appear to share COVID-19s-related information to gain and lock access to your devices until payment is received.
Seeking donations fraudulently for illegitimate or non-existent charitable organizations.
Medical providers obtaining patient information for COVID-19 testing and then using that information to fraudulently bill for other tests and procedures.
In a memorandum to U.S. Attorneys issued March 19, Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen also directed each U.S. Attorney to appoint a Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator to serve as the legal counsel for the federal judicial district on matters relating to the COVID-19, direct the prosecution of COVID-19-related crimes, and to conduct outreach and awareness activities. The District of New Jersey Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator is Daniel Shapiro, Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit in Newark.
To find more about Department of Justice resources and information, please visit www.justice.gov/coronavirus
I wish to report Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi for perpetrating the biggest fraud of all with all that unrelated pork they managed to get into the bill. Absolutely disgraceful but the mainstream media doesn’t cover it. Fuck all of you virtue signallers with your Democrat stickers and lawn signs.
COVID 19 (to the extent to which it has been overreacted) is a fraud.
Where do I report this?
Chuck Schumer (D) and Nancy Pelosi (D) are immune from criticism. Only Donald Trump (R) is to be scorned. The MSM (D) gives softball questions to Mario Cuomo (D) and Phil Murphy (D).
I would like to know why NY and NJ were so unprepared. Must be Donald Trumps (R) fault.