FRAUD ALERT: Jacob Schunk, a senior Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Northern District of Iowa, has been recognized for his outstanding work in civil enforcement. Schunk was one of 162 members of the US Attorney’s Office honored by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and EOUSA Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C.
The Northern District of Iowa was among 35 districts represented at the ceremony, which was held in the Great Hall at the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein addressed the award recipients and guests, saying, ‘Today’s honorees earned the esteem of their colleagues. But most importantly, they earned the gratitude of our fellow citizens — the people whose communities you made safer, whose lives you improved, and whose trust you rewarded.’
AUSA Schunk was recognized for his superior performance as a Civil AUSA. Over the past several years, Schunk has had tremendous success in building the district’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement practice. The district now routinely resolves several False Claims Act matters and recovers millions of dollars each year for the federal treasury.
Included among the matters he successfully resolved was a $5.6 million settlement with one of the nation’s largest home health providers and a failure of care settlement with the owners and managers at an Iowa nursing facility.
‘Through his outstanding work, Assistant United States Attorney Schunk has returned millions of dollars to the American taxpayer while ensuring those who make false claims are not unjustly enriched,’ said United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. ‘We take seriously our duty to collect money owed to taxpayers and I am happy that AUSA Schunk’s excellent work has been recognized through this incredibly well-deserved and prestigious award.’
The Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) provides oversight, general executive assistance, and direction to the 94 United States Attorneys’ offices around the country. For more information on EOUSA and its mission, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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