$200+ Billion in Covid Aid May Have Been Stolen

“More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large Covid-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs that helped small businesses survive the worst public health crisis in more than a hundred years,” the AP reports.

“The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general are much greater than the office’s previous projections and underscore how vulnerable the Paycheck Protection and Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs were to fraudsters.”