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Statement from PRAC Chair Michael E. Horowitz Following Sentencing in $10 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme Investigated by PRAC’s Fraud Task Force
Let this sentencing be a wakeup call to fraudsters: the consequences for your criminal behavior will be severe, and we will not stop until we’ve detected every dollar lost to fraud, waste, and abuse,” said Chair Horowitz. “These programs were intended to help small business owners during the pandemic.
Six Individuals Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining $1 Million from the Paycheck Protection Program in Scheme Investigated by PRAC’s Fraud Task Force
This case was also supported by the PRAC’s Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence, which applies the latest advances in analytic and forensic technologies to help OIGs and law enforcement pursue data-driven pandemic relief fraud investigations.
Statement from PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz Following COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), issued a statement following the U.S. Department of Justice’s COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Roundtable Meeting, where officials announced the results of a nationwide effort that included 718 enforcement actions for offenses related to over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud.
Statement from PRAC Chair Michael Horowitz Following Federal Charges in $53 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme Investigated by PRAC’s Fraud Task Force
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), issued the following statement after 14 people were charged with allegedly defrauding the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program and financial institutions of more than $53 million.
The PRAC Featured on NBC News’ Investigative Series ‘The Fleecing of America’
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt this week to discuss COVID-19 relief fund scams and the effort of the PRAC and Inspectors General to prevent the abuse of taxpayer dollars.
Two-Year Mark of the CARES Act and the Creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted. It distributed $2.1 trillion to individuals, businesses, schools, and state and local governments to respond to the effects of the pandemic.
Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE) Drives Analysis of Pandemic Response Funds to Identify Risks and Fight Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
To support its mission and that of its Office of Inspectors General (OIG) members, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) has established the Pandemic Analytics Center of Excellence (PACE) to provide a leading-edge analytic platform with the capacity and scale to help oversee more than $5 trillion in pandemic-related emergency spending.