12/22/2021- 2:32 p.m.
Secret Service: Almost $100 Billion Stolen in US Pandemic Relief Funds
The US govt has been swindled to the tune of nearly $100 billion. The shocking sum was fradulenty taken from the $3.5 trillion given out for programs such as Paycheck Protection and Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
According to the Secret Service, just over $2.3 billion has been recovered so far.
Special Agent Roy Dotson told CNBC that he was shocked by the total sum: “I have been in law enforcement for over 29 years and worked some complex fraud investigations for 20+ years and I’ve never seen something at this scale.”
