{"id":2031290,"date":"2023-09-13T23:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T03:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-illinois-postal-workers-in-covid-relief-fraud-scheme\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T23:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T03:52:12","slug":"federal-grand-jury-indicts-illinois-postal-workers-in-covid-relief-fraud-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-illinois-postal-workers-in-covid-relief-fraud-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois postal workers indicted for COVID relief fraud by federal grand jury."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-grand-jury-indicts-illinois-postal-workers-in-covid-relief-fraud-scheme%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031290&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Federal Grand Jury Indicts Illinois Postal Workers for Allegedly Stealing COVID-19 Relief Funds<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-man-charged-with-threatening-to-murder-2-us-congressmen\/\" title=\"Missouri Man Charged With Threatening to Murder 2 US Congressmen\">federal grand jury<\/a> has recently indicted\u200c a group of Illinois postal workers for their alleged involvement\u200c in stealing COVID-19 relief funds. \u200cThis shocking revelation comes as a result of an extensive \u200cinvestigation conducted by various agencies,\u2063 including \u2062the Secret Service, Internal Revenue Service, and Federal\u2063 Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The United States \u2062attorney&#8217;s office has \u2064released\u200c a \u2062statement naming the 19 defendants implicated\u200c in this \u200dscheme. These individuals, aged between 25 and 47, are accused of \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-illinois-postal-workers-in-covid-relief-fraud-scheme\/\" title=\"Illinois postal workers indicted for COVID relief fraud by federal grand jury.\">committing fraud related<\/a>\u200c to the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established under the March 2020 \u200cCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and administered \u200cby the Small Business Administration.<\/p>\n<p>All of the \u200dnamed defendants have either been arraigned or issued a summons to appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal court<\/a>. \u2064If convicted, they could face a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-potter-to-be-charged-with-second-degree-manslaughter-in-daunte-wright-shooting\/\" title=\"Kim Potter To Be Charged With Second-Degree Manslaughter In Daunte Wright Shooting\">maximum prison sentence<\/a> \u2064of 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude of fraud surrounding COVID-19 relief funds is deeply concerning. Recent analyses, including one conducted by the\u200d Government Accountability Office, suggest that an alarming $100-135 billion in unemployment insurance issued\u200c during \u200cthe pandemic \u2064has been\u200d stolen.<\/p>\n<h3>Trumpism 2.0:\u200d Inside the Former President&#8217;s Plans for a\u200c Second Term<\/h3>\n<p>To learn more about this ongoing investigation and other \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-spox-slammed-for-mocking-standard-journalism-as-network-cuts-reporting-staff\/\" title=\"CNN Spox Slammed for Mocking \u2018Standard\u2019 Journalism as Network Cuts Reporting Staff\">related news<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to visit The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal grand jury charged Illinois postal workers with stealing COVID-19 relief funds. The United States attorney&#8217;s office identified 19 defendants, aged 25-47, involved in the fraud. 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