🚨💵🦠 Ho, brah! Ova 3,100 Peepo Busted fo’ Scammin’ Da Covid Relief Kala!
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Eh, howzit! You not goin’ believe dis, but choke peepo wen’ get caught tryin’ fo’ make dirty kine moves wit’ da pandemic relief fund. 🤦♂️💰
So, da main guy ova hea, Leon Haynes from New Jersey, wen’ tell his clients dat Uncle Sam get “free money” fo’ peepo wit’ businesses. 🤑🏢 He wen’ file ovah one thousand tax forms, sayin’ he need ova $124 million fo’ Covid relief fo’ da businesses he and his partnas get. Ho, talk about big kine scam! He wen’ get arrested at da end of July. 🚔👮♂️
Nah, dis just one story, brah. Da Justice Department wen’ share choke stories like dis one. From da time dis all wen’ start, da feds wen’ charge 3,195 guys and dey wen’ seize more den $1.4 billion! 🤯📝
Dey had dis one big “sweep” dat last three months, wit’ ova 50 U.S. attorney’s offices an’ choke law enforcement guys workin’ togedda. 🚓🕵️♀️ Dey wen’ get 371 guys, and 119 of dem wen’ say dey guilty or got convicted. Some of da bad guys even wen’ get involved wit’ violent crime and international bad kine stuff. 😱🌍
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland wen’ say, even if da Covid crisis pau, da Justice Department still on top of it, tryin’ fo’ find out who took all da kala. 🕵️📜
Nobody knows exactly how much money wen’ disappear, but da Small Business Administration say maybe mo’ den $200 billion. 😲💼 Dat’s like 17% of all da kala dey wen’ give out!
So, Michael Galdo, da Justice Department’s guy fo’ watchin’ all dis, say dey not get one exact numba fo’ da money dey tryin’ fo’ get back. But, dey workin’ hard fo’ get as much as dey can. 🔄💰 Some guys wen’ use da kala fo’ go vacation, buy stuffs overseas. 🏖️🛒
Dey get peepo still tryin’ fo’ get money too, so Galdo say mo’ cases goin’ come up. 🚀🏦
All dis shows da kine scams dat come up when da feds try fo’ help da economy stay alive wit’ quick kala, but no mo’ good kine watchin’ ova it. Had guys wen’ use da money fo’ try hire somebody fo’ murder, an’ even ship cars to Nigeria! 🚗🌍
In one oddah case, had 30 guys all part of dis Milwaukee street gang, da “Wild 100s,” wen’ get caught. Dey wen’ use da money fo’ all kine bad stuff, like guns an’ drugs. 🚬🔫
Da Labor Department get about 163,000 open cases just fo’ unemployment-insurance fraud from da pandemic. 📋🖊️ Da Justice Department wen’ even create two mo’ strike forces in Colorado an’ New Jersey fo’ deal wit’ all dis. ⚖️👨⚖️
Dey strugglin’ fo’ keep up wit’ all dis fraud, so dey focusin’ on da big kine cases dat involve millions. 📊💵 Mostly, da Paycheck Protection Program and da Economic Injury Disaster Loan program get scammed. Ovah 560 guys wen’ get convicted already. 🏛️👩⚖️
So, watch out, eh? Da government tryin’ fo’ help, but had guys take advantage big time. Dey gettin’ caught, though. No act! 🛑🚫
NOW IN ENGLISH
🚨💵🦠 Woah, Over 3,100 People Busted for Scamming Pandemic Relief Money!
Hey there! You won’t believe this, but a whole lot of people have been caught trying to play dirty tricks with the pandemic relief fund. 🤦♂️💰
So the central figure here, a guy named Leon Haynes from New Jersey, told his clients that Uncle Sam had “free money” for people who owned businesses. 🤑🏢 He filed over a thousand tax forms, claiming he needed over $124 million for Covid relief for the businesses that he and his partners owned. Talk about a major scam! He got arrested at the end of July. 🚔👮♂️
But this is just one tale among many. The Justice Department has been revealing a whole host of similar cases. Since all this began, the feds have charged 3,195 individuals and have seized more than $1.4 billion! 🤯📝
They conducted a large-scale “sweep” over three months, involving over 50 U.S. attorney’s offices and numerous law enforcement agencies. 🚓🕵️♀️ They charged 371 people, 119 of whom have either pleaded guilty or been convicted. Some even had connections to violent crime and international criminal networks. 😱🌍
According to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, even though the Covid crisis may be over, the Justice Department’s job of identifying and prosecuting those who stole pandemic relief funds is far from complete. 🕵️📜
The exact amount of pilfered relief money is still unknown, but the Small Business Administration estimates it might be more than $200 billion. 😲💼 That’s like 17% of all the funds they distributed!
Michael Galdo, the Justice Department’s point man for overseeing this whole affair, says there’s no exact figure they are aiming to recover. But they are working hard to reclaim as much as possible. 🔄💰 Some people used the stolen money for vacations, while others made purchases overseas. 🏖️🛒
And people are still trying to get their hands on more funds, according to Galdo, so we should expect more cases to emerge. 🚀🏦
All of this reveals the kinds of scams that occur when the federal government, in an attempt to keep the economy afloat, rushes to distribute funds quickly and without sufficient oversight. Some even used the money to solicit a murder, while others were shipping cars to Nigeria! 🚗🌍
In another highlighted case, 30 people, who were alleged to be part of a Milwaukee street gang called the “Wild 100s,” were charged. They allegedly used the funds for a range of illegal activities, including firearms and drugs. 🚬🔫
As of June, the Labor Department had about 163,000 open cases focused on unemployment insurance fraud stemming from the pandemic. 📋🖊️ The Justice Department has even created two more fraud enforcement strike forces in Colorado and New Jersey to deal with all this. ⚖️👨⚖️
They’re struggling to keep up with the sheer volume of pandemic-related fraud, so they’re focusing their limited resources on major, multimillion-dollar cases. 📊💵 Most of the fraud involves the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. Over 560 convictions have already been made. 🏛️👩⚖️
So, be careful out there. The government is trying to help, but some folks are taking advantage big time. They’re getting caught, though. No doubt about it! 🛑🚫
