On June 9, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a committee hearing entitled “COVID-19 Fraud: Law Enforcement’s Response to Those Exploiting the Pandemic” for representatives of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Secret Service to address how they are combatting, investigating, and prosecuting COVID-19-related crimes. The witnesses included DOJ Associate Deputy Attorney General William Hughes, U.S. Attorney for the District Of New Jersey Craig Carpenito, FBI Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division Calvin A. Shivers, and U.S. Secret Service Assistant Director Michael D’Ambrosio.

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