U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister on Friday announced the formation of the Kansas Covid Fraud Task Force.
Task force members from federal and state agencies will work together to investigate and prosecute scammers attempting to prey on Kansans during the COVID-19 outbreak.
“This pandemic is already a health crisis of staggering proportions – we will not let it become a field day for swindlers who seek to capitalize on confusion and fear,” McAllister said. “This task force brings together a team with broad resources to help keep the public safe.”
Members of the Kansas Covid-19 Fraud Task Force include:
- Defense Criminal Investigative Service
- Department of Labor – Office of Inspector General
- Department of Education – Office of Inspector General
- Environmental Protection Agency
- FBI
- Food and Drug Administration - Office of Criminal Investigation
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Office of Inspector General
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- General Services Administration - Office of Inspector General
- Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General
- Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations
- Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
- Johnson County District Attorney’s Office
- Kansas Attorney General’s Office
- Postal Inspection Service
- Small Business Administration - Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Secret Service
- Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office
- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
- Treasury – Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Army - Criminal Investigation Division
- Veteran’s Affairs - Office of Inspector General
Complaints can be submitted to the U.S. attorney’s office at USAKS.Covid.Fraud@usdoj.gov, by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or filing a complaint online at https://www.justice.gov/disaster-fraud/ncdf-disaster-complaint-form .
“I anticipate this task force will continue to exist as long as it is needed,” McAllister said.
