President #JoeBiden's administration is starting a push to get Congress to fund measures to help prosecute #fraud in government coronavirus #pandemic relief programs. The request is for $1.6 billion.

#COVID #PandemicFraud
https://apnews.com/article/biden-covid-pandemic-fraud-budget-congress-cdd5915003833ea98e1b967dd1038f83

BREAKING: GAO found evidence of substantial levels of fraud and potential fraud in unemployment insurance during the pandemic, with fraud losses estimated at over $60 billion. #pandemicfraud

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106586

". . . I’m also doubling down on prosecuting criminals who stole relief money meant to keep workers and small businesses afloat during the pandemic. Last year, I told you the watchdogs are back. Since then, we’ve recovered billions of taxpayer dollars." Biden SOTU #pandemicfraud

Great piece from Andrew Prokop @ Vox. It’s true: too many have lost the plot on the historical scale of pandemic fraud.

#pandemicfraud
#vox

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/29/23529427/pandemic-aid-fraud-benefts-ui-ppp

Hackers linked to Chinese government stole millions in Covid benefits, Secret Service says

#APT41 #hackers #pandemicfraud
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/chinese-hackers-covid-fraud-millions-rcna59636

A look at today's #Guardian front page where evidence shows #Tory #Conservative peer #MichelleMone secretly received £29m from 'VIP lane' #PPE firm

But pretty sure all she needs do is issue an apology so the state controlled media #BBC can brush is all under the corrupt, lying, Tory infested carpet.

#UKCorruption #ToryCorruption #PandemicFraud #VIP #GTTO