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$400M of taxpayer money in NY COVID aid was stolen. That is just the tip of the iceberg.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn army of petty thieves, sophisticated fraudsters and international crime syndicates ripped off...
Woman pleads to using prisoner names in fraud scheme
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 18—A St. Joseph woman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to using the stolen identities of prison inmates to fraudulently obtain federal unemployment benefits. Brooke Stewart, 38, ...
Two-year sentence handed to local woman in fraud case
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 19—A St. Joseph woman was sentenced today to two and a half years in federal prison for using the identities of inmates to receive unemployment benefits. Brooke Stewart, 39, also was ordered ...
States banking big bucks as Fed attempts to fight inflation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses as inflation...
Homicides increased in WA state in 2021. What about in Tacoma and Pierce County?
Tacoma News Tribune via AOL· 2 years agoHomicides in Washington surged last year, setting another somber record for the most murders in the...
COVID fraudsters netted over $400M in stolen aid in NY. What they spent it on.
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs pandemic-ravaged New Yorkers lined up at food pantries, one Manhattan fraudster used stolen coronavirus relief funds for an $89,000 hotel stay in Florida, blowing $63,000 on room service ...
South Dakota Republicans criticize program that provided $3.8B to state
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSouth Dakota’s Republican congressional delegation and GOP Gov. Kristi Noem supported funding...
Ticket scheme, fluoride fiasco, swarm of bees: News from around our 50 states
USA TODAY· 2 years agoFormer Phoenix Suns ticket executive sentenced in connection with fraud scheme in Arizona, school district grapples with lawsuit over slavery petition in Missouri, and more
The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment...
