David A. Fahrenthold
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Indictments Accuse 44 in Minnesota of Brazen Pandemic Aid Fraud
The Justice Department said the defendants had stolen $240 million intended to feed children, in what appears to be the largest theft so far from...
Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to a Tidal Wave of Pandemic Fraud
Investigators say there was so much fraud in federal covid-relief programs that — even after two years of work and hundreds of prosecutions — they’re...
Fraud Investigation in Food Aid Puts Focus on Role of Nonprofits
The F.B.I. is investigating what it called a “massive fraud scheme” in the Minneapolis area as the government cracks down on misuse of pandemic assistance.