The Aspen Institute is pleased to announce progress is being made in the US regarding fraud and scams. This follows on the heels this year of an Executive Order President Trump signed on March 6, 2026.
The links below provide all the information necessary to indicate and understand positive movement is afoot in the US from the highest levels to tackle fraud and scams in a way never done before.
The movement is international as evident from momentum created by international leaders coming together at the 2026 UNODC Global Fraud Summit held in Vienna. Aspen Institute staff members are to be commended for all the work they are doing to elevate this issue to the forefront in the US and beyond when speaking at international meetings.
New Frontiers in the Fight Against Scams
Aspen FSP’s Kate Griffin (center) testified at a Congressional hearing in March, also attended by staff members Laila Bera (left) and Erin Borġ (right).
We are one step closer to establishing a whole-of-society approach to combatting fraud and scams. Under the White House’s recent executive order, federal agencies are now working to create a scam prevention action plan that will coordinate enforcement and regulatory activities.
The order creates an opportunity to align efforts of federal and state governments with those of the private sector—a key recommendation of our 2025 report, United We Stand: A National Strategy to Prevent Scams. Aspen FSP’s Kate Griffin further emphasized this need for cross-sector coordination in her recent testimony before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee.
We’re seeing progress at the global level, too. Aspen FSP’s Erin Borġ recently attended the 2026 UNODC Global Fraud Summit, where international leaders discussed the coordination needed to disrupt the scams business model. Her analysis highlights the role that the U.S. government and private sector can play in this effort.
