A US initiative designed to crack down on COVID fraud has resulted in the seizure of $1.4bn and thousands of criminal charges in the past three years, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has revealed. The COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) was set up in 2021 to tackle what is believed to be fraud on a vast scale, taking advantage of generous government loans and relief payments during the pandemic.

Source: Infosecurity