EXPLAINER: How alleged plot exploited pandemic to net $250M
The Department of Justice has charged 48 people in what prosecutors have called a scheme to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to defraud the U.S. government of $250 million
By AMY FORLITI
Published - Sep 20, 2022, 11:28 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 24, 2023, 08:31 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Department of Justice has charged 48 people in Minnesota in what prosecutors have called a $250 million scheme to defraud a federal meals program.
Prosecutors said just a fraction of the money went toward feeding kids, with the rest laundered through shell companies and spent on property, luxury cars and travel.
Here's a look at how the alleged scheme worked, according to court documents:
ROOTS OF THE ALLEGED SCHEME
