A senior USAID contracting officer, Yusuf Akoll, has been charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds by creating a fake company and submitting falsified documents. Akoll allegedly pocketed $16,666 through this scheme, which involved fabricating income to secure Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the pandemic. This case is part of a broader pattern of fraud affecting U.S. government programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment claims, and disaster funding, resulting in losses of hundreds of billions of dollars annually. The Department of Justice under the Trump administration continues to pursue corruption probes involving officials linked to the Biden-Harris administration.
The U.S. government loses hundreds of billions to fraud each year, with criminals using stolen identities to make unemployment claims and target disaster funding. https://t.co/5EgjdVgKGu
🚨 TRUMP DOJ STRIKES AGAIN — ANOTHER BIDEN-HARRIS OFFICIAL CHARGED IN CORRUPTION PROBE 🚨 🔴 Senior USAID official Yusuf Akoll is the latest to fall. 🗣️ Charged for creating a fake company to steal COVID relief funds. 🔴 Falsified documents. Fabricated income. $16,666 pocketed https://t.co/1L2d7g4zUL
USAID Contracting Officer Charged With Pandemic Bailout Fraud | Luke Rosiak, The Daily Wire A federal employee allegedly created a fake business to draw PPP loans, which were paid out despite obvious discrepancies. A USAID employee in charge of managing contracts for the agency https://t.co/dTdKZgRjKl