Covid-19 relief was plagued by fraud. Here is the right response.

Posted on AllSides October 5th, 2022
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“Brazen.” That’s the key word in the Justice Department’s indictment of 47 defendants in Minnesota, alleging they siphoned nearly $250 million from a federal program meant to provide food to needy children during the pandemic. Though the accused conspirators claimed to have provided up to 125 million meals, prosecutors said they used federal dollars to buy jewelry, luxury cars, real estate and more.

The case is the largest such scheme uncovered to date — and that is just the tip of the iceberg. A Labor Department watchdog report released last week estimates that...

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/25/covid-pandemic-relief-fraud-response/

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