April 22, 2026 / 8:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The head of the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division on Wednesday directed all U.S. attorneys' offices to assign a local prosecutor to serve "in place" in support of a Washington-based office created earlier this year, according to a memo obtained by CBS News. In the memo, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said detailing a prosecutor from each U.S. attorney's office aims to help "execute a nationwide strategy to eliminate fraud in every district" and "increase efficiency and efficacy by relying on local AUSAs to prosecute, support and consult on Fraud Division litigation in their district." Beginning July 1, each prosecutor detailed to the new office should not be assigned any new work or cases without prior approval from the fraud division, the memo said.…