Overview

• Federal prosecutors are deploying special teams to uncover sophisticated fraud schemes and recover billions stolen through pandemic aid fraud.
• Local officials are assisting federal prosecutors in identifying potential fraudsters who secured pandemic aid in their communities.
• Over 2,230 defendants have been charged so far in pandemic fraud schemes pursued both criminally and civilly.
• The government aims to recover up to triple the amount stolen by fraudsters through civil cases.
• Methods like analyzing banking data aim to uncover complex schemes used to steal pandemic aid funds.