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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
CST Editorial Board

Pandemic relief scammers have stolen billions nationwide. Illinois is poised to get tougher on them.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, shown here on June 7 before he signed the state’s $50.4 billion budget, is also expected to sign a bill giving prosecutors more time to go after pandemic relief scammers. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Most Americans were focused on protecting themselves and their loved ones, and staving off boredom and loneliness, during the height of the deadly pandemic.

Unfortunately, too many of their fellow Americans, here and all across the country, took the opportunity to make a quick buck by scamming to get money that Congress had allocated to alleviate the financial challenges tied to the unprecedented health crisis.

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