U.S. Law Enforcement Targets Fraud Facilitators, Doubling Last Year’s Enforcement
The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and five other federal law enforcement agencies announced the completion of the fourth annual Money Mule Initiative, which targeted networks of individuals through which international fraudsters obtain proceeds of fraud schemes. These individuals, sometimes referred to as money mules, receive money from fraud victims and forward the illicit funds, often to overseas perpetrators.
Source: The U.S. Department of Justice (Office of Public Affairs)