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Podcast: WRAL Daily Download
Episode: Federal task force takes on Paycheck Protection Program fraud in North Carolina
Description: The Paycheck Protection Program funneled billions of dollars to companies in need during the pandemic to allow them to pay their rent, keep their lights on and keep workers on the payroll even when their doors were shut. But now, US Attorney of the Eastern District of North Carolina Mike Easley says the money didn’t all end up in the right hands. In this episode, WRAL Investigates Senior Producer Randall Kerr tells us about the investigation into PPP fraud and the effort to get the money back.