'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP; "programs like PPP were structured in ways that were "an invitation" to fraudsters."; TRUE, check halls of congress
I say BANG on, but do not just think the small time petty common thief, the con artist stole money, NO, NO, NO....go check congress people, and senate and see whose families and friends GOT!!!!
Start looking there and while at it, check which congress person and senator got Ukraine aid money and bogus contracts…take a look…you may well be fascinated…
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1)'Biggest fraud in a generation': The looting of the Covid relief plan known as PPP
2)PPE Fraud on the Rise During Coronavirus Pandemic
3)COVID-19 relief fraud led to billions in taxpayer-funded Paycheck Protection Program loans lost
4)Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says
Small companies never got that money. Big ones did and ones that did not need it. Corruption.
And meanwhile most of the small business owners got pole-axed. A lot went out of business, and either didn't get loans in the first place or didn't get them forgiven because they couldn't keep paying their staff (because they were forced to close).