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  1. January 16, 2025

    Defense Fights Privilege Waiver In $250M COVID Fraud Case

    A Minnesota nonprofit director accused of orchestrating a $250 million fraud scheme using funds from a COVID-19 federal food program has told a federal judge that prosecutors are wrong to argue that her lawyer's testimony at her impending trial will waive her attorney-client privilege, since the lawyer would be discussing facts, not advice.

  2. September 11, 2023

    Minn. Catering Biz Owners Cop To $250M Child Meals Scheme

    Four conspirators, including a pair of catering business owners, have admitted to participating in what's referred to as the largest COVID-19 prosecution to date, which netted 47 conspirators scheming to gain $250 million by defrauding a federal food program providing free meals to underserved youth, prosecutors announced Friday.

  3. September 20, 2022

    DOJ Charges 47 In Largest Pandemic Fraud Case To Date

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unveiled what it called the largest pandemic fraud prosecution to date, charging 47 defendants with conspiring to gain $250 million by scamming a federal program that provides free meals to children.