Daniel Fruchter

Dan Fruchter is a partner at Singleton Schreiber’s Spokane office, specializing in consumer and financial fraud, environmental protection, personal injury, and civil rights litigation. Mr. Fruchter brings a wealth of experience from two decades of public service prosecuting False Claims Act, health care fraud, environmental violations, and other complex civil and criminal matters on behalf of the public. During a distinguished two-decade career prosecuting whistleblower and financial fraud cases on behalf of the public, Mr. Fruchter was repeatedly recognized by government and private bar colleagues. In 2023, Mr. Fruchter received the prestigious Director’s Award from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys; in 2024, the Anti-Fraud Coalition honored him with the “Honest Abe” Award for Integrity in Government for his False Claims Act work with whistleblowers on behalf of the public. Cases in which Mr. Fruchter has been lead attorney have returned billions of dollars to the public, held wrongdoers accountable, and protected vital public programs such as SNAP benefits, Medicare and Medicaid, veterans benefits programs, drug and food safety, housing programs, and public health and environmental priorities such as the vital environmental cleanup effort at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Eastern Washington.

While with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington between 2017 and 2025, Mr. Fruchter served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Fraud and White-Collar Crime Unit, prosecuting civil and criminal fraud, False Claims Act matters, health care fraud, environmental violations, civil rights abuses, and consumer protection cases. In addition to investigating and prosecuting violations of federal criminal and civil law, Mr. Fruchter partnered with whistleblowers, advocacy groups, community organizations, and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies to identify concerns and develop bold and innovative ways to address them by enforcing existing laws and increasing collaboration and communication.  

Before joining the Spokane U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2017, Mr. Fruchter served as Assistant United States Attorney and Health Care Fraud Coordinator at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Madison, Wisconsin, and as a Trial Attorney at the Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, handling False Claims Act matters involving government contractors, health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and banks and mortgage lenders. Prior to joining DOJ in 2009, Mr. Fruchter worked at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, handling high-stakes regulatory, contract, and tort matters.

Mr. Fruchter’s deep knowledge and experience in government investigations and enforcement strengthen Singleton Schreiber’s ability to hold corporations accountable and advocate for those harmed by corporate fraud and malfeasance. Mr. Fruchter is excited to bring this experience and passion to bear with Singleton Schreiber and to continue to work with whistleblowers to fight fraud and to advocate on behalf of individuals and communities that have been harmed by fraud, negligence, and wrongdoing.

Mr. Fruchter received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Tulane University, and his J.D., with the highest honors, from the University of Maryland School of Law. When not practicing law, Mr. Fruchter enjoys cooking, making music, and spending time with his family outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Anti-Fraud Coalition, "Honest Abe" Integrity in Government Award (2025)

Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys Director's Award Nominee (2023)

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (2023)

National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys, Exceptional Service Award (2022) Nominee

Attorney General's Award for Fraud Prevention (2022)

Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, Environmental Protection Agency (Gen-X Renewable Energy Fraud Prosecutions) (2021) 

Perseverance Award, Department of Justice Civil Division (SNAP QC Fraud Cases Resulting in over $68 Million in recoveries) (2021) 

Commendation Award, Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (Bechtel Time Fraud Case) (2021) 

Director’s Award for Superior Performance by a Criminal AUSA, Executive Office for the United States Attorneys (Nominee) (2020) 

Outstanding Service Award, Department of Energy Inspector General (2019) 

Exceptional Service Award, Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (2018) 

Special Commendation Award, Department of Justice, Civil Division (Bechtel WTP Case) (2017) 

Award of Excellence, Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (Hanford Site Fraud Recoveries) (2017) 

Investigation of the Year, Department of Energy Office of Inspector General (Bechtel WTP Case) (2017) 

Outstanding Investigation Award, Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (Bechtel WTP Case) (2017) 

Department of Justice, Civil Division, Assistant Attorney General’s Special Commendation, Mortgage Fraud Team (2016) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Performance by a Litigation team (Wells Fargo FHA Fraud) (2016) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Performance by a Prosecution Team (CH2M Hill Time Fraud Case) (2015) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Performance by an Investigative Team (Sandia Lobbying Case) (2015) 

General Systems Administration Office of Inspector General Outstanding Service Award (Gallup Organization Case) (2014) 

Federal Bar Association, Younger Federal Lawyer Award (nominated by Assistant Attorney General for DOJ Civil Division) (2013) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Investigation (Bartlesville Health Care Center) (2013) 

General Services Administration Office of Inspector General Service Award (Oracle/Sun Microsystems Case) (2012) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Investigation (Hanford Purchase Card Fraud) (2012) 

Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency Award, Outstanding Investigation (Minnesota Transit Constructors DBE Fraud) (2012) 

Department of Justice Civil Division, Assistant Attorney General’s Special Commendation Award, Systems Integrator Team (over $300 million in recoveries) (2011) 

Arthur S. Fleming Award for Exceptional Federal Government Service (nominated by NRC chairman) (2009) 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Special Act Awards for exceptional performance (2008-2009), Performance Awards (2005-2008) 

Affiliations

WSAJ – Washington Association for Justice.

TAF Coalition - The Anti-Fraud Coalition 

AAJ – American Association of Justice

Press Releases

Federal Bar Association, Litigating Small Business Fraud Cases (2022)

American Association for Justice, National Conference, Close to Qui Tam: Grow Your Employment and Med Mal Practices by Spotting Valuable Whistleblower Claims (2022)

Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute Conference, Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Attorney Priorities Under Biden Administration (2021)

Taxpayers Against Fraud Annual False Claims Act Conference, Washington D.C., Negotiating Settlement With the Government (2021)

Taxpayers Against Fraud Annual Health Care Fraud Conference, Washington, D.C., The Government’s Current Health Care Fraud Focus (2021)

Fraud in America Podcast, Guest Speaker, The Hanford Site Nuclear Cleanup Case (2021)

DOJ National Advocacy Center, Health Care Fraud Conference, Trying a Health Care Fraud Case (2020)

American Bar Association, DOJ Enforcement in the COVID-19 Crisis: what to expect and how to mitigate risk (2020)

DOJ EOUSA Webinar, Parallel Proceedings (2020)

Government Investigations and Civil Litigation Institute Conference, Lake Tahoe, NV DOJ Enforcement Priorities and Trends (2019)

DOJ EOUSA Western States Affirmative Civil Enforcement Conference, Denver, CO, Grant Fraud (2019)

Georgia Bar Association Annual Whistleblower Symposium, Atlanta, GA, Working Effectively With the Government (2018)

American Bar Association Annual Health Care Fraud Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Litigating Health Care Fraud Cases (2017)

Wisconsin State Bar Association Health Law Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, Basics of the False Claims Act (2016)

DOJ, Individual Accountability Initiative Conference, Washington, D.C., Working Together to Increase Individual Accountability: Effective Coordination, Information Sharing, and Parallel Proceedings (2015)

DOJ, Frauds 101 Conference, Washington, D.C. Mortgage Fraud (2015)