“Criminals exploit opportunities that lead to profit and this public health crisis presented an unprecedented opportunity for both organized criminal groups and individuals,” said Roy Dotson, the U.S. Secret Service’s national pandemic-fraud recovery coordinator.
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Dotson, who is the Secret Service’s assistant special agent in charge of the agency’s field office in Jacksonville, Florida, said that while they can't stop fraud, they can prosecute those that need to be prosecuted and recover as much fraudulent pandemic funds as they can.
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