Florida's CFO just told a $3 million SNAP thief that stealing from Florida taxpayers means prison.
Now he made sure every fraud ring in the Southeast heard it too.
CFO Blaise Ingoglia signed a deal with the DOJ last weekend that gives federal prosecutors access to something fraudsters never wanted them to have.
Florida and DOJ Unite Against Organized Fraud Rings
Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia traveled to South Carolina and signed a memorandum of understanding with the DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement Division – a Trump administration unit built specifically to hunt down people stealing taxpayer money.
The agreement lets the Florida State Treasury share payment transaction data directly with federal investigators.
That data becomes a weapon.
Every suspicious transaction, every pattern of fraud, every organized scheme targeting Florida residents – federal prosecutors now have access to all of it.
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Six other southeastern states were at the table: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Seven states. One unified front.
"Fraudsters continue to plague our country by deceiving victims to put money into their own wallets," Ingoglia said. "By solidifying our partnership with the Department of Justice, we can enhance our capabilities to root out and detect fraud faster."
Trump Built the Weapon Florida Is Now Using
This partnership wouldn't exist without Trump.
Vice President JD Vance previewed it on January 8, 2026, announcing a new assistant attorney general with nationwide jurisdiction over fraud.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche made it official on April 7, 2026, calling it the country's first "comprehensive and coordinated approach" to combating fraud – with a mission to aggressively pursue anyone stealing taxpayer dollars.
Blanche told the press conference that agents would have "the entire department's support as you work to protect the financial integrity of our entire government."
Biden never built anything like this.
Under Biden, fraud exploded.
In Florida alone, federal prosecutors in the Southern District charged more than 185 people in COVID relief fraud schemes involving around $220 million – and that's just the cases they caught.
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The DOJ's new Southeast push made the full scale visible.
Last week, the Fraud Division announced 17 cases across the seven-state region with over $350 million in intended losses – SNAP fraud, SBA loan scams, housing benefits theft, and tax fraud all in the mix.
From July 4 alone, prosecutors charged cases reaching over $90 million in losses with 12 named defendants.
Ingoglia Has Already Proven He Means Business
The man has made 1,219 arrests since taking office – tied to more than $38 million in restitution ordered back to victims.
When SNAP fraudster Abbas Rehman stole $2.8 million from a program meant to feed low-income families, Ingoglia called him exactly what he was: "a scumbag."
Rehman now faces up to 30 years in prison.
At the press conference, Ingoglia didn't leave any ambiguity about where Florida stands: "This is not Minnesota. This is Florida. If you are going to steal from the taxpayers, you can expect to go to prison for a very long time."
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The DOJ partnership gives Ingoglia's investigators a federal upgrade – state investigators can flag suspicious activity and hand it directly to prosecutors who can freeze assets across state lines and bring charges that carry decade-long sentences.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd – one of the toughest sheriffs in America – stood next to Ingoglia last week and called Florida "the most pro-law enforcement state in the country."
Fraud rings that have been hopping between states to avoid detection just ran out of room.
Anyone with information on suspected fraud schemes can report it directly at FraudFreeFlorida.com.
Sources:
- Michelle Vecerina, "Florida Treasury partners with DOJ to crack down on financial fraud," Florida Voice News, Aug. 3, 2026.
- "Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia Signs Memorandum of Understanding Between Florida State Treasury and United States Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division," Florida CFO Press Release, Aug. 3, 2026.
- "Justice Department's Fraud Division Announces Unprecedented Fraud Enforcement Actions in Southeast Resulting from Federal–State Partnerships," U.S. Department of Justice, July 30, 2026.
- "Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia Highlights 1 Year of Fighting Fraud and Supporting Law Enforcement," Florida CFO Press Release, July 28, 2026.
- "DOJ Establishes the National Fraud Enforcement Division," Holland & Knight LLP, April 15, 2026.
- Amy Curtis, "Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia Announces Another Major SNAP Fraud Arrest," Townhall, May 7, 2026.
