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Economy
Secret Service has now seized $1.4 BILLION in fraudulently obtained COVID relief funds since 2020 after taking in another haul of $286million
2022-08-27
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Too busy with COVID to secure the vote?
  • Secret Service said it recovered another $286 million in stolen pandemic funds

  • The haul, announced on Friday, brings the total returned to $1.4 billion

  • It targeted people using fraudulent credentials to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, designed for small business

  • The Government Accountability Office said in March that the speed of payments meant that not enough was done to prevent fraud
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  I believe that SS was part of Treasury. Now they are part of DHS.
One of their responsibilities was counterfeiting.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia    2022-08-27 12:46  

#4  A federal law enforcement agency doing the job for which they were created. How refreshing!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-08-27 11:50  

#3  James West and Artemis Gordon were accountants.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-08-27 10:28  

#2  Secret Service is part of the Treasury.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-27 08:48  

#1  Why the SS and what do they do with the money.
Posted by: Ebbuger Whuque4103   2022-08-27 08:47  

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