As part of an ongoing Administration-wide effort to prevent, deter, and punish identity theft and other forms of pandemic fraud by serious criminal syndicates, the President will announce in the State of the Union tonight: The DOJ Will Appoint a Chief Prosecutor to Focus on the Most Egregious Forms of […]
Relief
Castro Valley Resident Charged In Pandemic Relief Fraud Scheme | USAO-NDCA
SAN FRANCISCO – A criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court charges Idowu Hashim Shittu for fraud in connection with a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits from numerous state agencies, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, United States Department of Labor Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG) Special Agent […]
Treasury Broadens COVID Relief Uses for States, Localities | Political News
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press State and local governments will have greater flexibility to spend $350 billion of federal COVID-19 aid under new rules from President Joe Biden’s administration. The revised rules mean that most cities and counties will be free to spend their entire allotment on any government […]