Overview

• The Justice Department has charged over 3,500 individuals and recovered $1.4 billion in pandemic relief funds through its COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force.
• Legislation proposed by Senate Democrats and supported by the White House aims to extend the statute of limitations and increase funding for pandemic fraud investigations.
• The proposed bill includes measures to combat identity theft and improve government databases to prevent fraudulent payments.
• Critics argue that the bill faces challenges in Congress, with no GOP lawmakers supporting the proposed changes.
• The total amount of pandemic relief fraud is estimated to be in the billions, with ongoing investigations and calls for extended statutes of limitations.