Pandemic Bust

Pandemic scammers get sent up:

In closing arguments, prosecutors said the evidence showed that Bock and Said exploited the chaos of the early days of the the pandemic by submitting falsified paperwork to enrich themselves and failed to provide anywhere near as many meals to needy children as they claimed. Defense attorneys did not dispute that there was massive fraud but insisted that their clients were not responsible for it. Bock's attorney said she was deceived by dishonest people and tried to cut them off whenever she suspected fraud. Said's attorney blamed his client's business partner. Federal prosecutors alleged that the conspiracy revolved around Feeding Our Future and another small nonprofit that were approved as sponsors of the Federal Child Nutrition Program before the pandemic.

The long covid con is over...