Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces

Document & Benefit Fraud Task Forces


Document and benefit fraud pose a severe threat to national security and public safety because they create a vulnerability that may enable terrorists, criminals and illegal aliens to gain entry to and remain in the United States. One of the ways U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) addresses the infrastructure of illegal immigration is by detecting and deterring fraud before it erodes the integrity of the immigration process.

Established in April 2006, the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Forces (DBFTFs), led by ICE, detect, deter and disrupt document and benefit fraud.

Investigators from a variety of agencies with expertise in different aspects of fraud collaborate with U.S. Attorneys Offices around the country to formulate a comprehensive approach to targeting criminal organizations and the beneficiaries behind these fraudulent schemes.

DBFTF partners vary from task force to task force, but can include agencies such as U.S. Attorneys Offices, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Social Security Administration, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Department of State and various state and local law enforcement agencies. Each of these agencies has a different area of expertise and knowledge, and their contributions enable the DBFTFs to conduct more comprehensive investigations.

DANIEL S. ABRAHAMIAN

DOCUMENT AND BENEFIT FRAUD TASK FORCES - DBFTF

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