No, the DOJ didn’t name a prosecutor to investigate federal fraud related to the pandemic

In a TikTok video that excerpts President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Biden can be heard off-screen announcing that "the Justice Department will soon name a chief prosecutor for pandemic fraud." Attorney General Merrick Garland is seen nodding in agreement from a seat in the House chamber. 

The TikTok user responded with skepticism: "You’re telling me the government’s going to investigate itself for pandemic fraud?"

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On March 10, the Justice Department named Associate Deputy Attorney General Kevin Chambers as the director for COVID-19 fraud enforcement. So far, according to the Justice Department, that effort has resulted in more than 240 civil investigations for alleged misconduct related to pandemic relief loans. 

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Chambers plans to focus on "large-scale criminal enterprise and foreign actors who sought to profit at the expense of the American people." 

This isn’t a task force that will investigate the federal government. Before Biden said that he was announcing the soon-to-be-named pandemic fraud prosecutor, he said: "We’re going to go after the criminals who stole billions in relief money meant for small businesses and millions of Americans. 

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