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Department of Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III and senior leadership from the office’s criminal investigative arm met recently with Colin M. McDonald, the Department of Justice’s first-ever Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division. (DOD OIG PHOTO)

Pentagon OIG partners with Justice Department’s new government fraud-hunting team

The DOJ officially established its National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) in April, following a directive from the White House in January.

May 8, 2026 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Air Force crew chief guides in a F-35A Lightning II following actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve, Jan. 3, 2026. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Special Forces soldier charged with using classified information to profit off online prediction market released on $250K bond

The DOJ accused 38-year-old Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke of using classified information to place tens of thousands of dollars worth of bets on Polymarket in…

Apr 24, 2026 By Drew F. Lawrence

This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. - FBI agents on Thursday arrested a young national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war. US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest made "in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information." (Photo by Stefani REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) — This photo illustration created on April 13, 2023, shows the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI agents arrest Air Force National Guard member in connection with DOD documents leak

U.S. federal agents arrested Air Force National Guard member Jack Teixeira in connection with the Justice Department’s unfolding investigation into reports that troves of classified national defense…

Apr 13, 2023 By Brandi Vincent