Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to concealing COVID records
A former adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to conceal public records linked to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci could face criminal prosecution after refusing to answer questions at Senate hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' director who was the face of the U.S. medical community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, refused to answer more than 100 questions Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee. Fauci could now face criminal prosecution for refusing to answer.
Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment 111 times, declines to testify at Senate hearing on COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times, and declined to answer questions during Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tax preparer sentenced for $600 million COVID-era tax fraud scheme
A New York woman is headed to prison for her role in a COVID-era tax scheme that sought to bilk the U.S. government out of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits that were meant to help businesses weather the pandemic.
Breaking down the growing wave of PPP fraud prosecutions
A former federal prosecutor explains why the DOJ is still aggressively pursuing pandemic relief fraud cases years later, including new charges against a Chicago police sergeant accused of falsely claiming a bakery business to obtain PPP funds.
Longtime Chicago aide to Rep. Danny Davis charged with COVID relief fraud
A longtime aide to Chicago Congressman Danny Davis is accused of collecting COVID relief benefits while employed.
DISH Network to repay $17M over allegations of misusing COVID-era funds
DISH Network has agreed to pay $17.2 million after it allegedly claimed federal funds through a COVID-19-era program that helped low-income families.
U.S. officials stop publication of COVID vaccine effectiveness study
Health and Human Services officials blocked the publication of a COVID-19 vaccine study slated for a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The move has started a debate about data regarding long-term vaccine efficacy.
New COVID-19 variant spreading through multiple states: What to know
BA.3.2, a new COVID-19 variant, has been detected in wastewater samples from 25 states. The variant has mutations that could evade immunity from a previous infection or vaccination.
Suburban Chicago man who used COVID relief money to buy luxury cars sentenced
A suburban Chicago man is heading to prison after prosecutors say he stole millions in COVID relief funds and bought several luxury cars.