COVID-19 Relief Efforts Lead To Scams, Financial Fraud

Published: Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 12:51pm
Updated: Monday, April 19, 2021 - 1:30pm
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As Congress and the Biden administration continue talks on a new round of COVID-19 relief, the IRS is continuing to investigate fraud in previous versions.

The new measure could include more stimulus checks, which have been a popular target for scammers.

For more about this, The Show spoke with Ismael Nevarez Jr. He’s the special agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation of IRS and is responsible for overseeing Arizona and New Mexico.

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