Complexity, scale of COVID-19 relief fraud spurs bill extending statute of limitations for prosecutors – Chicago Tribune*

The bill would give state prosecutors an extension of 10 years beyond the existing statute of limitations to bring cases against individuals suspected of defrauding pandemic-era programs like the Paycheck Protection Program, the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and unemployment benefit programs. Said FBI Special Agent David Nanz, who is in charge of the bureau’s Springfield office, “This is the largest theft of money in the history of the world."