US Prosecutors Struggle to Catch Up to Wave of Pandemic Fraud

Narrative B

During the early days of the pandemic, there was a tremendous impetus on both sides of the aisle to "get money on the street" to avoid a COVID economic meltdown. While fraud should be investigated, it needs to be put in the context that a greater focus on curbing the virus would have helped to avoid much of this economic turmoil in the first place.