Wenstrup Demands Answers from DOJ Regarding International COVID-19 Relief Fraud

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"Some of these fraudulent actors were based outside the United States and may involve international criminal organizations. Estimates imply that at least half of all stolen COVID-19 relief funds went to Russian, Chinese, and Nigerian criminals. In August 2021, a senior Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official and member of the Department's COVID Fraud Task Force said, "[i]t's definitely an economic attack on the United States…Tens of billions of dollars will be missing…It's a significant amount of money that goes overseas." In December 2022, the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) stated a group of hackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party stole at least $20 million in relief funds by hacking government computer networks in at least six states."

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