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Pandemic Relief Fraud: A Three-Year Retrospective

PANDEMIC RELIEF FRAUD: A THREE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.0 hour

Recorded DateMarch 29, 2023
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaTaxes
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

On March 27 of this year, we marked the three-year anniversary of Congress’s passage of the CARES Act. The CARES Act extended a vital lifeline to small businesses and individuals throughout the pandemic, sparing millions of taxpayers from financial ruin. On the darker side, the pandemic relief programs have been rife with fraud. Proving the adage that where there is free money there is fraud, virtually every pandemic program—from the Payroll Protection Program to the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program to the Employee Retention Credit program—has been beset by significant fraud. The government has responded aggressively by adopting a “whole-of-government” approach to enforcement, creating special inspectors general, extending statutes of limitations for criminal charges, encouraging whistleblowers to come forward, and by bringing scores of prosecutions. If recent history is any indication, we will be seeing enforcement actions for pandemic fraud for years to come.

With a special focus on the Payroll Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit, this webinar will take a look back at the last three years to assess how and why fraudsters were able to prey easily on these programs, review the government’s response to the fraud (including recent prosecutions), discuss what to expect in the future, and determine what lessons can be drawn for future enforcement.

Learning Objectives:


  • Describe the fraud that has occurred within the pandemic relief programs during the past three years since the passage of the CARES Act

  • Summarize the U.S. government’s response to the fraud that has occurred within the pandemic relief programs

  • Recall how and why fraudsters were able to prey easily on these pandemic relief programs—especially the Payroll Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit

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Since joining Kostelanetz, LLP in 2003, Christopher M. Ferguson has concentrated his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, civil and criminal tax litigation, and other white-collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters.  He represents clients in both federal and state courts, as well as before governmental agencies and other regulatory bodies, including the Department of Justice, the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Kostelanetz, LLP enjoys an unparalleled national reputation for representing clients in sensitive and high-stakes negotiations and controversies with government agencies, including tax audits and trials, regulatory investigations, white-collar criminal defense, and complex litigation. Our attorneys are dedicated to providing the finest legal services in all phases of representation, from factual development, through an audit or investigation, to trial or negotiated resolution. We also have an active practice providing tax planning advice, estate planning, and representation in government procurement and government contracting.