Press Release

West Virginia’s U.S. Attorneys Create Task Force to Combat Fraud

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – United States Attorney Moore Capito of the Southern District of West Virginia and United States Attorney Matthew L. Harvey of the Northern District of West Virginia have joined with other federal, state, and local partners to create the Mountain State Fraud and Diversion Task Force, which will tirelessly combat fraud across the state of West Virginia.

Fraud costs consumers up to $500 billion annually, raising the costs of insurance premiums, healthcare costs, and the costs of other goods, as well as depleting the retirement funds and savings of victims across the country.

“My first year as U.S. Attorney made it clear to me how serious a threat fraud poses to West Virginians and how fighting it requires all of us to work together across the state,” said U.S. Attorney Moore Capito.…