The story began with an undeniable consultation raised through the editor’s investigation in the world of world research Alison Kodjak at a January meeting: “How much collected in COVID-19 cash robbed?” Which followed an investigation through several groups to document the amount of $ 4. 2 billion of federal government (around $ 13,000 consisting of the user in the United States) in aid to the relief of COVID -19 looted or despite the First research of this writes through a press organization.
Because there is no central knowledge base that followed such fraud in many other government agencies, the world journalist investigates Richard Lardner, the Jennifer McDermott climate journalist and the journalist of the Aaron Kessler knowledge team spent months. In the end, they decided that criminals prospectively stole more than $ 280 billion in COVID-19 rescue funds, and another $ 123 billion wasted or spent little. Combined, the loss represents 10% of the assistance in the encoded relief that the United States government has spent so far. The main video manufacturer Jeannie Ohm and the descent of Eva Malek’s movement graphics created an animated video explanator, told through Kessler, who succinctly established how simple it was for scammers to retire with so many Multimedia editor of Casharray, Kevin Vineys has produced a series of convincing convincing graphics that have helped break down public spending and possible flight.
Although before Covvi-19 Fix fraud had been found before, the AP was the first to bring disparate resources and knowledge reports in a coherent and more credible total who told how it was easily stolen so easily. Dozens of press organizations, adding The Washington Post, ABC News and Yahoo News, picked up the room. Others, adding Fox News, cited altitude reports. Lardner was interviewed as a component of a CBS News article on AP Reports. She was also interviewed through Michael Smerconish in CNN, Stephanie Ruhle in MSNBC and national radio broadcasts. In addition, it was collected in Sunday’s reading form. The story has received more than 250,000 successes at Apnews. com, which makes it the maximum read Hitale in the business for a period of seven days.
Due to its stubborn efforts to document the amount of 4. 2 dollars from the US federal government in the Covvi relief -19 looted or put to the control, Lardner, McDermott, Kessler, Vineys and Malek win the most productive of the week: the first winner.
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