Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald on today’s fraud crackdown announcement in Boston:
“Illegal immigration carries real and substantial costs to American taxpayers and places enormous strain on our public benefits systems. And the further we look, the more fraud we find. Under the leadership of @POTUS, @VP, Acting Attorney General @DAGToddBlanche, and the @WHFraudTF, @TheJusticeDept and our fraud-fighting partners are aggressively pursuing fraud no matter how small, no matter how big, and no matter how hard. We will follow the facts and the law to bring criminal actors to justice, regardless of the perpetrator’s citizenship, immigration status, position or title.”
Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald on today’s fraud crackdown announcement in Boston:
“Illegal immigration carries real and substantial costs to American taxpayers and places enormous strain on our public benefits systems. And the further we look, the more fraud we find.… pic.twitter.com/YiHu53DfJu
— National Fraud Enforcement Division (@DOJFraudDiv) June 18, 2026
Justice Department CHARGES 11 ILLEGAL ALIENS Among 15 in $1.4M Benefit Fraud Crackdown in Massachusetts
“These cases highlight a broader, deeply troubling pattern: the exploitation of America’s safety-net by illegal aliens,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald. “Fraud by illegal aliens carries real and substantial costs to American taxpayers and places enormous strain on our public benefits systems. The Fraud Division remains laser-focused on rooting out fraud — whether committed by illegal aliens or anyone else — and recovering money wrongfully taken from the American people.”
🚨Justice Department CHARGES 11 ILLEGAL ALIENS Among 15 in $1.4M Benefit Fraud Crackdown in Massachusetts
“These cases highlight a broader, deeply troubling pattern: the exploitation of America’s safety-net by illegal aliens,” said Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald.… pic.twitter.com/ZvUH6yhQA5
— National Fraud Enforcement Division (@DOJFraudDiv) June 18, 2026
NOW: It’s been confirmed that ILLEGAL ALIENS are being allowed to obtain taxpayer-funded welfare in blue states — which then lets them get welfare from ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS because they got their foot in the door with STOLEN AMERICAN IDENTITIES
DEMOCRATS SAID IT DOESN’T HAPPEN!
AAG COLIN MCDONALD: “Illegal aliens stealing the identities of Americans to then steal from America. 11 of the 15 charged defendants are suspected to be unlawfully present in the United States.”
“They would assume the identities of Americans and then go to the various benefit programs to sign up for these programs and once they got in the door with one program, that then opened up the buffet of benefit programs to them such that they could receive benefits with respect to food, housing, disability, health care, and the full range of benefits.”
🚨 NOW: It’s been confirmed that ILLEGAL ALIENS are being allowed to obtain taxpayer-funded welfare in blue states — which then lets them get welfare from ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS because they got their foot in the door with STOLEN AMERICAN IDENTITIES
DEMOCRATS SAID IT DOESN’T… pic.twitter.com/73oizF8wXb
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 19, 2026
Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald on @FoxNews this morning:
“The cases yesterday ranged from just $4,000 in fraud up to over $500,000 in fraud, and the common theme in these cases was illegal aliens stealing the identities of Americans to then steal from America.” pic.twitter.com/o9SLBvBsyN
— National Fraud Enforcement Division (@DOJFraudDiv) June 19, 2026
