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Colorado strike force has seized $1B out of $1.4B reclaimed nationally in pandemic loan fraud

Team has charged 30 people and secured a dozen criminal sentences in Colorado

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Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Massive fraud in COVID-19 relief programs blocked some legitimate recipients from receiving help. The Department of Justice is teaming with other federal agencies to make sure the most egregious cases are punished. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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More than four years on from the start of COVID-19, a grueling hunt continues for people who defrauded federal assistance programs designed to soften the economic blow of the pandemic. And the best team of investigators and prosecutors at clawing back ill-gotten dollars so far is based in Denver.
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