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Colin McDonald
Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Background
Colin McDonald is the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division at the U.S. Department of Justice.
He was sworn in on April 1, 2026, and has served in multiple Justice Department roles since 2014.
Key facts
- Current title
- Assistant Attorney General, National Fraud Enforcement Divisionsource
- Sworn in
- April 1, 2026, as the first Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Divisionsource
- Prior Justice Department roles
- Served in multiple roles within the Department of Justice since 2014, including Associate Deputy Attorney General, Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California, and Special Attorney to the Attorney General in the District of Hawaiisource
- Nomination
- On January 28, 2026, Trump announced that he would nominate McDonald as the assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcementsource
WYDE coverage of Colin McDonald
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Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read
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Feb 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Sources
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